Former Ohio Cop Pleads Guilty To Embezzling More Than $250K In Government Property

From WBNS-10TV on 2/12/14:

A former Columbus Police Officer has pleaded guilty to selling equipment the department received through a government program.

Steven Edward Dean, 49, pleaded to misappropriating and selling heavy equipment and other property that the police received through a Defense Department surplus program.

An investigation revealed that Dean embezzled heavy equipment, construction vehicles, and restaurant equipment. He then sold the items online or for scrap metal.

Dean pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement from a program receiving federal funds and one count of theft of public property. Each crime carries a maximum sentence of ten years imprisonment.
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Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty To Embezzling $750K From US Navy

Glenda Roberts, 49, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, pleaded guilty to charges she embezzled some $750,000 from the Navy Exchange at Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Virginia, where she had been employed as an accounting manager. According to prosecutors, Roberts created bogus invoices from phony companies and submitted them to the Navy Exchange for payment, and using the funds to pay personal expenses. Specifically, Roberts pleaded guilty to one count of Theft of Public Property. The scheme lasted for 7 years from 2001 to 2008. Sentencing is schedule for December 7, 2009.

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