Embezzlement

MORGAN -- Morgan County should get past the Garth Day debacle and focus on decreasing revenues because of a damaged economy, according to its latest independent audit report.

FARMINGTON — A former Davis School District employee pleaded guilty to a felony for using a credit card for personal use.

FARMINGTON — A judge asked a defense attorney to submit a “significant” amount of documents before he could sentence a man who had embezzled about $4.2 million from others.

SALT LAKE CITY -- Salt Lake County's auditor says an internal audit of the Whitmore Library has uncovered losses from a cash account totaling more than $40,000.

County Auditor Greg Hawkins says the money disappeared from the petty cash-type account over a period of about seven years beginning in April 2003.

FRESNO, Calif. -- A woman who hosted formal tea parties for the women of Visalia First Assembly of God church was arrested Thursday on suspicion of embezzling more than $2 million from the church, where she worked as the accounting manager for 13 years.

Sandra Arreola, 51, who moved to Palm Desert, Calif., last year, turned herself in Thursday morning to police in Visalia, Calif. She was charged with embezzlement, money-laundering and a white-collar crime enhancement. Her arrest came after an 18-month investigation.

Arreola is being held on $1 million bail. Her arraignment is scheduled for Friday afternoon.

LAS VEGAS -- Several months ago, Internal Revenue Service agents who investigate financial crimes in Las Vegas began calling big casinos to set up meetings with their employees. The calls were friendly. In fact, the IRS needed the casinos' help. The feds were asking floor workers to drop a dime and report suspicious people gambling with lots of money.

OGDEN -- An investigation is under way regarding a significant sum of money missing from the Ogden chapter of a union that represents about 2,000 local Internal Revenue Service employees.