Tuesday, November 30, 2010

New York Man Charged With Embezzling $4.5 Million From Columbia University

George Castro, 48, of the Bronx, New York, has been arrested and charged with misappropriating some $4.4 million from Columbia University. According to authorities, Castro added a TD Bank account he controlled to Columbia's authorized electronic payment system and received $3.4 million in October and another $1 million in November. His relationship with the university is unclear at this time. However, the account he controlled was under the name IT Security Solutions LLC.

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Read the story here and here.

Hat tip: Reader Joe.

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