Tennessee Man Charged With Embezzling Nearly $100K From Equipment Company

From the Kingsport Times-News on 6/10/13:

 Kingsport man contracted to sell Snap-On equipment has been arrested after allegedly failing to compensate the company for nearly $100,000 in merchandise.

Kevin Scott Hamilton, 41, of 5110 Springview St., was charged Wednesday with felony embezzlement and theft over $60,000. According to police and court records Hamilton is the owner of Hamilton Equipment Solutions, LLC, located at 116 Regional Park Drive.

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The Snap-On representative claimed Hamilton sold the items to multiple third parties, but failed to compensate Snap-On for the merchandise. Kingsport Police Det. Monica Swayze says the company has had multiple correspondences with Hamilton regarding the outstanding balance — tallied at $93,199.81 — but had been unable to collect the money.
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ACFE Presentation: Understanding the Characteristics of Employee Theft & Identifying the Warning Signs

Chris Marquet, CEO of Marquet International, Ltd., will be presenting at a training seminar sponsored by the Maine chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners on the topic, "Understanding the Characteristics of Employee Theft & Identifying the Warning Signs" on March 23, 2012 in Portland, Maine.  If you are based in New England and would like to attend, please RSVP directly as seating is limited.  Chris will present his unique research findings on the phenomenon of embezzlement, including statistics and case studies to help better understand the characteristics of embezzlers and their schemes.  He will discuss identifying the warning signs and detection methods as well as presenting prevention techniques.  Finally, Chris will discuss appropriate investigative responses in these cases. 

See the announcement here.