Attorney General Mike Cox announced yesterday that a former state employee has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $180,000 from the State of Michigan. Under the scheme, funds that were to pay for various permits issued by the MDEQ were instead diverted to the employee's personal bank account.
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Maryland Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr. announced yesterday that Lynette Dudley Richardson, an owner of an assisted living facility in Baltimore County, pled guilty to embezzling more than $5,000 from and elderly woman suffering from dementia. Baltimore County Circuit Court Judge Thomas J. Bollinger sentenced Richardson to two years in jail, suspending all but 11 days and placed her on three years probation. The court ordered two special conditions of probation: Richardson must repay $5,280 and she may not own, run or operate an assisted living facility while on probation.
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