Former Fire Department Dispatcher From Long Island Charged In $200K Embezzlement Scheme

George William Gray, 68, formerly of Glen Cove, New York and currently of Hendersonville, North Carolina, was arrested this morning and charged with embezzling $196,000 from the Glen Cove Fire Department where he had been employed for 44 years, most recently as its dispatcher. According to authorities, Gray issued some 300 checks to cash, sometimes forging the name of the department's treasurer, and used the funds to pay his personal bills. Gray has been charged with one count of grand larceny, 104 counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument, and three misdemeanor charges of official misconduct. The scheme spanned at least six years, from 2003 to 2009, according to authorities.

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Former Fundraiser For St. John's University In New York Charged With Embezzling More Than $1 Million

Cecilia Chang, 57, of Jamaica Estates, New York, has been charged with embezzling more than $1 million from St. John's University where she had been employed as vice president for international relations and dean of the Center for Asian Studies, responsible for fundraising from Asian donors. According to prosecutors, Chang created a non-profit entity, Global Development Initiative Foundation which she represented to potential donors was part of the university but in fact she controlled solely. She then solicited funds, including a $500,000 donation from a Saudi prince, which she used to pay for her own benefit, including gambling junkets. Chang also allegedly made improper expense reimbursements from credit card charges that included her son's law school tuition at the university and other personal expenses. Chang was indicted on 205 counts including grand larceny, forgery, criminal possession of a forged instrument and falsifying business records. Chang had been employed by the university for 30 years before she was fired last January. The scheme spanned a number of years.

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Update (9/30/10): An article published in the New York Times alleges that Chang, in addition to embezzling some $1 million from St. John's University, forced students to clean, cook and act as her personal servants to keep their scholarships.

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Tennessee Man Indicted For Embezzling More Than $1 Million From Kentucky Business

Norman Frank Moseley, 60, of Martin, Tennessee, has been indicted by a Graves County, Kentucky grand jury for allegedly embezzling more than $1 million from Hutson Inc., where he had been employed for the past 13 years. Specifically, Martin was indicted on 44 felony counts, including 31 counts of theft by deception over $500, six counts of theft by unlawful taking over $500, three counts of criminal possession of a forged instrument and two counts of theft by unlawful taking over $10,000. Martin is also charged with receiving stolen property over $500 and theft by deception over $10,0000. Authorities allege that Moseley would edit purchase orders and give the customer a different copy than the one he would turn in to Hutson’s management, pocketing the difference. Moseley also allegedly kept Hutson customer trade in equipment which he then sold himself, keeping the profit.

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