A 30-year-old Fresno woman was charged with embezzlement Wednesday after Fresno County sheriff's detectives said she stole $27,000 from a Sanger Unified school's Parent-Teacher Association account. The sheriff's office reported that Sandy Rojas had served as treasurer of Lone Star Elementary School's PTA since 2017. Deputies learned from staff at...
Former Parlier Unified Superintendent Arrested for Embezzlement
After a nearly two-year investigation, the Fresno County District Attorney's Office charged a former Parlier Unified School District superintendent with felony embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds. The DA's office said in a news release Friday morning that Gerardo G. Alvarez stole from the school district's "Sunshine Club" account. If convicted,...
Gates Says Manafort Told Him to Be Truthful to FBI
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The star witness in Paul Manafort's financial fraud trial says the former Trump campaign chairman told him to be truthful about offshore shell companies and bank accounts during a 2014 interview with the FBI. Rick Gates said under questioning from Manafort's lawyer Wednesday that he told FBI...
Longtime Manafort Deputy Rick Gates Admits Embezzlement
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The government's star witness in the financial fraud trial of Paul Manafort testified Monday that he embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from the former Trump campaign chairman — and told jurors that he and Manafort committed crimes together. Rick Gates has been regarded as a crucial...