Tag: Embezzlement

Former WVU Employee Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

A former West Virginia University employee has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $87,000 from the school.

The U.S. attorney’s office in Clarksburg said in a news release that 55-year-old Loretta J. Reckart of Bruceton Mills pleaded guilty Monday to theft concerning programs receiving federal funds. Prosecutors said she admitted embezzling while she worked at the university from October 2010 to July 2016.

Reckart faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. The release said the sentence imposed will be based on the seriousness of the crime and defendant’s criminal history, if any.

Former Schools Credit Union Exec Charged With Embezzlement

The former director of a credit union for a West Virginia county’s school workers is facing charges of embezzling at least $156,300.

Former Ohio County Public Schools Federal Credit Union executive director Kathleen Gramlich was charged in a federal information Thursday in U.S. District Court in Wheeling.

The court filing says Gramlich embezzled the money between June 2013 and March 2016 to pay off personal debts.

The credit union serves about 1,000 current, former and retired Ohio County public school workers and their families.

The U.S. attorney’s office in northern West Virginia says Gramlich faces up to 30 years in prison if she’s convicted.

U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld II said the accounts of credit union members were never in jeopardy.

Former Human Services Agency Director Faces Fraud Charges

A former director of a Welsh-area human services agency is facing possible time behind bars after being arrested on embezzlement and fraudulent schemes charges.

The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reports the West Virginia State Police say in a statement that 42-year-old Shanita Evans was charged Friday with fraudulent use of an access device, embezzlement, fraudulent schemes and obtaining under false pretenses.

Authorities believe the alleged offenses occurred while Evans was the executive director of Stop Abusive Family Environments from July 2012 to February 2016. No sum of money was released.

State police began investigating after being contacted by SAFE board members.

If convicted, each of the charges carries a possible sentence of one to 10 years in prison.

It’s unclear if Evans has an attorney.

Ex-Hotel Employee Admits to Embezzling More Than $955,000

A former hotel employee in West Virginia has admitted to embezzling more than $955,000.

U.S. Attorney Carol Casto says in a news release that 52-year-old Mark Kuhn of Milton pleaded guilty to wire fraud Wednesday in federal court in Charleston.

Kuhn worked for the Charleston Marriott Town Center as an accountant and general cashier, including collecting cash from the hotel’s gift shop, front desk, and restaurant and bar.

The statement says he admitted embezzling from the hotel from 2005 through February 2016 and posted false entries in the hotel’s accounting system.

The statement says Kuhn used the funds for personal expenses, including a cruise to Cozumel, Mexico, and numerous vacation trips.

Kuhn faces up to 20 years in prison. Sentencing has been set for Dec. 5.

Tennessee Woman Ordered to Serve Embezzlement Sentence in W.Va.

A Tennessee woman who admitted embezzling $36,000 from a youth mentoring group in West Virginia has been sentenced to at least a year in prison.

Thirty-seven-year-old Stephanie Jordan of Iron City, Tennessee, is a former bookkeeper for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Tri-State in Cabell County. She pleaded guilty to embezzlement in February 2015, when she told a judge that much of the unauthorized purchases went toward medical bills for her son.

She originally was sentenced to probation and ordered to pay $250 a month in restitution. But Jordan returned to jail last month pending a probation revocation hearing after prosecutors said she fell behind on restitution payments.

Media outlets report a Cabell County judge Monday ordered Jordan to serve one-to-10 years in prison.

Former City Clerk Charged With Embezzlement

A former city clerk in West Virginia is facing charges of embezzling more than $8,000 from his city’s utility board for his personal use.

The Exponent Telegram reports that former West Union City Clerk Joe Edward Cross appeared Wednesday for his arraignment on felony charges before Doddridge Magistrate Jamie Lou Moran.

Cross was released on a $50,000 bond on charges of embezzlement and falsifying accounts. Mayor Joseph Thorpe said Cross was terminated effective Monday.

The criminal complaint by the Doddridge County sheriff’s office says the offenses occurred between July 1, 2014, and June 30, 2015.

It says Cross took the money from West Union Utility Board’s water and sewer account.

The complaint says an accounting firm found that a considerable amount of money was missing from the account.

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