Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Virginia Man Sentenced In $265K Embezzlement Case

Steven S. Chasmar, 31, of Virginia Beach, was sentenced today to 56 months in prison for embezzling more than $265,000 from Caliper, Incorporated, a local personnel staffing company where he had been employed as a bookkeeper. According to prosecutors, Chasmar used his position to make 216 unauthorized direct deposits from company accounts into his own bank accounts, as well as caused 119 unauthorized payroll checks issued to himself. The scheme reportedly began in February 2007 and continued until 2010. The total amount Chasmar embezzled was $265,613.36, according to authorities. He plead guilty last April.

Read the story here and here.

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