embezzlement

The US Attorney’s Office charged 53-year-old Kris Fratzke with wire fraud and filing a false tax return on Friday, for alleged crimes that she committed in her role as Chief Financial Officer at Kalamazoo-based Flare Fittings.

A 67 year old Charlotte area resident is facing criminal charges. He’s accused of embezzling money from a church, the Olivet Assembly of God. The accused, Douglas Hammond, was also the pastor of the church.

A 46 year old East Leroy woman remains free on bond and the trial is delayed for concealing her mother's death after her attorney requested a psychiatrist be present to be questioned about a previous psychological examination which found her competent to stand trial.

Marcia Lutz has now been charged with embezzling between $20,000 and $40,000 from her Emmett Township church.

A Battle Creek area man is facing criminal charges after his employer alleged he ate a few beef sticks without permission.

Between 2007 and 2014, Summit Pointe misspent $19 million in Medicaid dollars, under CEO Erv Brinker’s leadership.

Prosecutors say that Richards stole up to $300,000 from Shouldice Industrial Manufacturers and Contractors while he was Controller there, from June 2016 and last September.

Investigators say that LaTonya Rufus, who was only on the job for five months, misused public funds by using a city credit card for personal expenses; allegedly, she stole about $3,400.

As odd as it might sound, according to the IRS you are required to report income gained through illegal activities.

Battle Creek police say tools and other materials from Neighborhoods Inc. of Battle Creek were reported stolen earlier this week.