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Pinal County Sheriff's Office—Theft of Public Monies
(December 2005) |
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Our
investigation revealed that from January 2002 to September 2003, the former
inmate service detention officer allegedly embezzled at least $11,884 from the
Pinal County Sheriff’s Office by embezzling inmate funds and issuing an
unauthorized check for $2,500 to her sister. Additionally, the former detention
officer misused county funds by delaying deposits totaling $42,840 of inmate
money to help her conceal her theft of $11,884. We submitted our findings to the
Arizona Attorney General’s Office, and on December 14, 2005, the Maricopa County
Superior Court issued an indictment on two counts of theft, and one count each
of fraudulent schemes, misuse of public money, and tampering against the former
detention officer. The former detention officer’s sister was indicted on one
count of theft.
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