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| #354 Updated: 2/7/07 7:22 p.m. Last of Arizona Baptist fraud convicts sentenced to prison One of the most egregious cases of fraud in non-profit history came to a close Feb. 2, when the former treasurer of the Baptist Foundation of Arizona was sentenced. Ex-pastor's deal tied to Ripon slaying Former Ripon pastor Randall Radic would serve no prison time for stealing from his church according to a deal his attorney disclosed Tuesday. Embezzlement case turns on technicality Last year, Laura R. Kreisler pleaded guilty in Johnson County District Court to embezzling more than $857,000 from Creative Consumer Concepts — known as C3 — over a 3½-year period. ID theft remains top complaint to FTC Identity theft continues to be the No. 1 bugaboo among consumers who filed complaints with the Federal Trade Commission last year. State Worker Accused In Embezzlement Scheme A state worker is accused of embezzling at least $320,000 in taxpayer money with a state credit card, California Highway Patrol officials announced Tuesday. Settlement reached in Nassau embezzlement case An auditing firm Nassau County officials replaced after discovering $1.1 million went missing unbeknownst to the book-keepers has agreed to pay $500,000 to avoid a lawsuit. Former district employees face embezzlement trial Three former mechanics for the Hayward Unified School District have been given until March 2 to enter pleas to charges of felony embezzlement. |