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 […]
Ex-Santa Cruz County treasurer faces federal charges of embezzlement, tax evasion
Phoenix (AZ Family) — Former Santa Cruz County Treasurer Elizabeth Gutfahr has been indicted in federal court on charges of embezzlement by a public official, money laundering and tax evasion. In recent months, the Arizona State Comptroller’s Office released findings regarding approximately $40 million missing from county accounts. According to the state investigation, Gutfahr made […]
Federal criminal embezzlement charge against former Santa Cruz Treasurer
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Ariz. (KGUN) — A former Santa Cruz County treasurer now faces criminal charges for allegedly stealing more than $38 million in county money. santa cruz county sued Elizabeth Gutfahr in civil court. Although she attempted to recover the missing money in early fall, most of a year passed without criminal charges being […]
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 Arizona county treasurer faces 3 felony counts
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 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. […]
Former Santa Cruz County Treasurer Elizabeth Gutfahr pleads guilty in federal court
TUCSON, Ariz. (13News) – Former Santa Cruz County Treasurer Elizabeth Gutfahr pleaded guilty to three felonies in federal court on Thursday, Nov. 21. Gutfahr was accused of stealing nearly $40 million from the county over a 10-year period and admitted embezzlement, money laundering and tax evasion. Her sentencing was set for February 6, 2025, and […]
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 […]
