Texas Couple Indicted On Charges Of Embezzling More Than $220K From Non-Profit Health Care Program

Melanie Newman, 25, and Michael Anthony "Tony" Goodloe, Jr., 29, of Carrollton, Texas, have been indicted on charges they embezzled some $220,000 from the Medical Center of Louisiana Foundation in New Orleans where Newman had been employed as a bookkeeper. Prosecutors allege that Newman used her position to write unauthorized checks to pay for personal expenses, including automobiles, student loans and the couple's wedding in May 2009. It is believed that the thefts occurred over a two year period from 2007 until 2009. They have been indicted on 34 felony counts including conspiracy, health care fraud and uttering forged securities. On her LinkedIn page, Newman lists her current position as "Accounting" at Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

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I hope the good folks at Zion Oil & Gas know about this and check their own books...