Former Michigan State Employee Sentenced for Embezzling Funds

Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox announced last week that Charles Andrus Byam, Jr. of Lansing, Michigan, a former employee of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), was sentenced to 2-10 years in prison on 3 counts of embezzlement for stealing $181,061.98 while employed by the MDEQ. The scheme involved diverting fees submitted to the MDEQ by local businesses to Byam's personal bank account. See the full release here.