Friday, March 5, 2010

Michigan Woman Pleads Guilty To Embezzling $100K From Optometrist Office

Lorraine Z. Montalvo, 47, of Lansing Township, pleaded guilty yesterday to charges she embezzled more than $100,000 from Optometrists of Lansing where she had been employed as office manager for 26 years. According to authorities, Montalvo pocketed cash payments instead of depositing them for the business. She reportedly spent much of the stolen money at Soaring Eagle Casino in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Authorities report that Montalvo stole the money over the course of "several years." She plead guilty in Ingham County Circuit Court to two counts of embezzlement of $20,000 or more.

Read the story here.

Update (4/21/10): Montalvo was sentenced to up to 12 months in prison for embezzling more than $100,000 from Optometrists of Lansing where she had been employed for some 26 years.

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