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 […]

Convicted ‘American Nightmare’ rapist pleads guilty to two more home invasions

Matthew Mueller, the notorious kidnapper whose most infamous crimes were detailed in the Netflix documentary “American Nightmare,” appeared in court Friday and pleaded guilty to two additional charges. Mueller, 47, wore a brown Santa Clara County Jail uniform as Superior Court Judge Cynthia A. Sebree acknowledged his guilty plea to two 2009 home invasions. , […]

Former Arizona county treasurer pleads guilty to stealing $38 million in taxpayer funds

87 Tucson, Arizona. — A former Santa Cruz County treasurer admitted Thursday to orchestrating a 10-year embezzlement scheme that stole more than $38 million in public funds, laundered the proceeds and evaded $13 million in taxes, federal prosecutors announced. did. Elizabeth Gutfahr, 62, served as Santa Cruz County Treasurer from 2012 to 2024. From 2014 […]

Arizona treasurer pleads guilty in $38M embezzlement scheme

(© martinprague – Stock.adobe.com) former county treasurer arizona He pleaded guilty to embezzlement, money laundering and tax evasion for stealing more than $38 million in county funds from 2014 to 2024 and failing to pay more than $13 million in income taxes on the stolen money. According to court documents: Elizabeth Gutfahr, 62, person who […]

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 […]