Security officers have to be concerned with more than just someone spying. Outright espionage doesn’t happen every day, but cases of employee theft, embezzlement, cheating, stealing, taking bribes and kickbacks, scamming, export violations and more are taking place at work everyday. Don’t believe it? Sign up for email updates from the FBI.
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EMBEZZLEMENT/THEFT
- Former Oil Company Human Resources Manager Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison for $700,000 Embezzlement and Tax Crimes
- Bank Manager Admits Stealing Tens of Thousands of Dollars from J.P. Morgan Chase
- Former Chief Finance Officer Admits to Stealing Nearly $4 Million from His Employer and Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud
- Investment Adviser Charged with Stealing Client Funds
- Lakewood Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison for Embezzling from Credit Union
- Ex-Controller of Court Services Firm Admits Embezzling $3.3 Million
- John Quinn Imprisoned for Internet Sales of Tools Stolen from GE Aviation
- Henderson County Woman Guilty of Embezzlement
- Former CFO of Emporia Company Sentenced for Embezzling $265,927
- CFO Accused of Embezzling More Than $500,000 from Non-Profit Employer
- Former Hartford Police Detective Admits Stealing Nearly $30,000 in Gun Permit Fees
- Former Burnham Village Clerk Charged with Stealing at Least $650,000 from Revenue Payments and Filing False Tax Return
- Haverhill Woman Indicted for Using PayPal in Scheme to Embezzle Close to $1 Million
- Camden Accountant Found Guilty of Theft
- Howes Woman Sentenced for Credit Union Embezzlement
- Business Owner Sentenced in Scheme to Steal $1.3 Million from State Fund
- Second State Auditor Charged with Theft from a Federally Funded Entity
- Bank Employee Sentenced for Embezzling from Senior Citizens’ Accounts
- Luzerne County Court Employee Charged Federally with Stealing County Funds
- Russell County Man Sentenced to 41 Months in Prison for Embezzling $625,096 from His Former Employer
- Notorious Conman-Turned-Pastor Barry Minkow Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Bilking Congregation of More Than $3 Million
- Former Office Manager at Red Creek Municipal Utility District is Sentenced to 21 Months in Federal Prison for Embezzling Funds from District
- Former Executive Director of Public Charter School Sentenced to Nine Months in Prison for Stealing $29,000 in Funds
- Priest and Parish Administrator Charged with Stealing from Troy Church
- Lafayette County Treasurer Indicted on Embezzlement Charges
- Former Employee Pleads Guilty to Stealing $289,000 from a Wichita Bank
- Chicago Transportation Department Clerk Arrested for Allegedly Embezzling More Than $741,000 from City Permit Fees
- Bookkeeper for Northern Kentucky Bank Admits Stealing More Than $100,000
- Bank Director Charged with Embezzling $336,000 in Bank Funds
- Former City Employee Sentenced to 12 Months in Prison for Embezzling More Than $92,900 from the City of Cherryville
FRAUD/SCAMS
- California Subcontractor Pleads Guilty to Fraud Involving Boeing Contracts
- Former Air National Guard Recruiting Assistant Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Defraud Department of Defense
- Aubrey Lee Price, Former Bank Director Who Faked His Own Death, Pleads Guilty to Bank, Wire, and Securities Fraud
- Suburban Business Owner and Bookkeeper Charged with $1.2 Million Credit Card Fraud Scheme and $1.5 Million Tax Evasion
- Former CEO and CFO of ArthroCare Corporation Convicted of Orchestrating $400 Million Securities Fraud Scheme
- Mercer County Woman Admits Paying Bribes and Engaging in Fraud
- Stamford Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Running $800,000 Fraudulent Computer Networking Parts Scheme
- Eight California National Guard Members Charged in Recruitment Fraud Scheme
- Fund Manager Arrested and Charged in $17 Million Ponzi Scheme
- Former Detroit Public School Teacher Sentenced on Fraud and Money Laundering Charges
- Buffalo Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud
- Former Owner of Sacramento Capitols Tennis Team Pleads Guilty in $50 Million Fraud Scheme
- Four Charged in $22 Million Movie Investment Scheme
- Former CFO of Rothstein, Rosenfeldt, and Adler P.A. Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Launder Money and to Defraud a Financial Institution
- Salesman and CEO of Former Downstate Telecommunications Business Indicted in Alleged $6 Million Financing Fraud Scheme
- EMT Sentenced for Role in Ambulance Fraud Scheme
- Chicago Investment Fund Manager Facing Criminal Charge for Allegedly Defrauding 41 Investors of $11.3 Million
- Rhode Island Sears Franchisee Pleads Guilty to Fraud
- Long Island Mortgage Banker and Five Others Indicted in $30 Million Bank Fraud Conspiracy
BRIBES/KICKBACKS
- Intelligence Specialist at Southern Command Charged with Accepting Bribes and Helping Steal Purported Drug Proceeds
- Military Sealift Command Contractor and Local Businessman Charged with Bribery and Obstruction of Justice Schemes
- Former USPS Employee Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison for Bribery, Fraud, and Tax Offenses
- Former Army Contracting Official Indicted on Federal Charges in Bribery and Kickback Scheme
- Former US Army Sergeant First Class Sentenced for Bribery and Theft Schemes
- Former Vice President of Government Contracting Company Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Bribery
- Guilty Plea in a Conspiracy to Bribe a U.S. Air Force Contract Administrator
- Two Individuals Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Launder Bribes Received in Afghanistan
- Illinois State Representative Derrick Smith Convicted of Taking $7,000 Bribe
- Former Council Member Michael A. Brown Sentenced to 39 Months in Prison for Accepting $55,000 in Bribes
- Former Arlington County Employee Sentenced for Taking Bribes
- Former Atlanta Public School Chief Information Officer Sentenced for Taking Kickbacks
- Kansas Firearm Distributor Charged with Paying Bribes and Kickbacks to Glock Executives
- Former Bank Officer Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Accepting Bribes, Bank Fraud
- Former Miami-Dade Department of Public Works Employee Pleads Guilty to Accepting $150,000 in Bribes from Contractor
- Hudson County Contractor Arrested, Charged with Paying Bribes to Fire Official
- Trenton Mayor Sentenced to 58 Months in Prison on Federal Extortion, Bribery, and Mail and Wire Fraud Charges
- Former Jackson Police Department Officer Sentenced to 25 Months in Prison for Bribery
- Retired Chicago Official Arrested on Federal Bribery Charge for Taking Cash and Personal Benefits to Steer $124 Million in City Contracts to Redflex for Red Light Camera Program
- South Carolina State Former Counsel Pleads Guilty in Connection with Kickback Scheme
- Former Executive Director of Virgin Islands Legislature Charged with Bribery and Extortion in Award of Government Contracts
- Former Fulton County Deputy Pleads Guilty to Soliciting Kickbacks
- Former Miami-Dade Department of Public Works Employee Charged with Accepting $150,000 in Bribes from Contractor
- Four Indicted in Conspiracy to Bribe Post Office Managers
- Former Mendenhall Police Chief Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Commit Extortion, Bribery, and Theft
- Three Police Officers Plead Guilty to Accepting Bribes to Protect Drug Deals
TRADE SECRETS
- Former Engineer at Two Global Medical Technology Corporations Admits Theft of Trade Secrets
- President of Higher Education Software Provider Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Hack into Competitors’ Computer Systems
- Quincy Man Charged with Stealing Former Employer’s Intellectual Property
- Florida Man Involved in $80 Million Drug Theft from Eli Lilly Warehouse in Enfield Pleads Guilty
- Jury Convicts Christian County Man for Stealing Trade Secrets from His Former Employer
EXPORT VIOLATIONS
- Former Milwaukee Man Convicted in Federal Court of Exporting F-16 Military Parts to the Venezuelan Air Force
- Bolingbrook Man Charged with Attempting to Illegally Export Thermal Imaging Camera to Pakistan
- Fokker Services B.V. Agrees to Forfeit $10.5 Million for Illegal Transactions with Iranian, Sudanese, and Burmese Entities
- Woman Sentenced for Illegally Exporting Electronics Components Used in Military Radar, Electronic Warfare, and Missile Systems to China
- Export Scheme Charges Unsealed in U.S. District Court
OTHER
- Machine Shop Worker Charged with Causing $1 Million Loss to Former Employer
- Arizona Systems Administrator Sentenced for Sabotaging Ex-Employer’s Cloud-Computing Server
- DEA Employee and Contractor Husband Plead Guilty to Making False Statements in Kidnapping Hoax
- Former U.S. Army Soldier Sentenced to Nearly 30 Years in Federal Prison for Production of Child Pornography
- Rochester Man Sentenced for Performing Phantom Testing on Military Radios and Sonobuoys
- Corrupt U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officer Sentenced to More Than Seven Years