Former Arizona elected official pleads guilty to embezzling $38 million
SANTA CRUZ, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – A former Santa Cruz, Arizona city councilman has pleaded guilty to embezzlement, money laundering and tax evasion charges. US Department of Justice. Former Santa Cruz County Treasurer Elizabeth Gutfahr, 62, embezzled and laundered approximately $38 million by writing county funds in the name of companies she formed to obtain […]
Former County Treasurer Pleads Guilty To Embezzling…
FBI sticker on a wall in Omaha, Nebraska, taken on August 10, 2022. Violent crime in the U.S. will decline again in 2023, continuing a downward trend after the coronavirus pandemic, according to FBI statistics. shown Former county treasurer Elizabeth Gutfahr pleaded guilty to embezzlement, money laundering and tax evasion charges after stealing more than […]
Elizabeth Gutfahr, former Santa Cruz County Treasurer pleads guilty to embezzling nearly $40 million
Nogales, Arizona. – Former Santa Cruz County Treasurer Elizabeth Gutfahr will let a judge decide her future course of action after pleading guilty to three felonies for stealing nearly $40 million from the county over a 10-year period. In front of a room full of Santa Cruz County elected officials and a district court judge, […]
Arizona county treasurer pleads guilty to embezzling $38 million for personal use
Elizabeth Gutfahr, former Santa Cruz County, Arizona treasurer, pleaded guilty Thursday to embezzling more than $38 million that she used for personal expenses, including improvements to private property and the purchase of a car. Photo courtesy of KGUN 9. Nov. 24 (UPI) — A former county treasurer in Arizona has pleaded guilty to stealing more […]
Former county treasurer in Arizona accused of embezzling nearly $40M faces 3 felony charges
Former Santa Cruz County Treasurer Elizabeth Gutfahr pleaded guilty Thursday to three federal felonies stemming from charges that she embezzled approximately $40 million from the county over more than a decade. The Arizona district attorney and the U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday charged Gutfahr with three felonies: embezzlement by a public official, money laundering […]
Former Santa Cruz County Treasurer accused of embezzling over $38 Million |
TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — Former Santa Cruz County, Arizona treasurer Elizabeth Gutfahr has been charged with embezzling more than $38 million from county funds over a 10-year period. Gutfahr, who served as county treasurer from 2013 until he resigned in April 2024, is accused of transferring stolen funds from county accounts to personal business accounts. […]
Fmr. Santa Cruz County treasurer pleads guilty to embezzling
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Former Santa Cruz County Treasurer Elizabeth Gutfahr pleaded guilty Thursday morning. federal charge of embezzlementmoney laundering and tax evasion. Goodfall is Charged with stealing more than $38 million Transfer Santa Cruz County money to a private bank account. In one year alone, she transferred more than $11 million from county accounts […]
Ex-Treasurer in Arizona Pleads Guilty to Embezzling $38 Million
As Santa Cruz County’s election treasurer for more than a decade, Elizabeth Gutfahr’s job was to protect public funds in one of the state’s smallest counties. But while the money was supposed to go to libraries, fire districts and schools, Gutfahr ended up buying about 20 cars, including Cadillacs and Mercedes, to buy real estate […]
County official in Arizona pleads guilty to embezzling over $38M in public funds
Tucson, Arizona — An Arizona county elected official used the $38 million he used to renovate his luxury southwest ranch home, maintain his family’s cattle operation and buy at least 20 vehicles, including an Airstream camper. Pleaded guilty to embezzling public funds in excess of US dollars. Elizabeth Gutfahr, who served as Santa Cruz County […]
Former Santa Cruz County treasurer pleads guilty to embezzling roughly $38 million
A former Santa Cruz County treasurer pleaded guilty this week to embezzling tens of millions of dollars in public funds. Officials say she tried to cover her tracks for 10 years. In her plea agreement, Elizabeth Gutfahr admitted to embezzling and laundering approximately $38 million worth of county funds, including local property taxes. Authorities say […]
