EMBEZZLEMENT/FRAUDULENT SCHEMES ($40,000) and THEFT NOT CHARGED – State v. Ms. A (DMC No. 8089) (Mesa Police Department DR No. 2006-0130457): Mr. A worked for an armored car company that would deliver deposits to multiple banks. It was not uncommon for one truck to meet up with a second truck and transfer all deposits going to bank A to the second truck. This would save time by having only one truck go to bank A, instead of two trucks. After transfers were made, both drivers were to count the money to verify that the proper amount had been transferred between trucks.

At some point it had been determined that over $40,000 had gone missing from Mr. A’s truck after transfers had been made. We sat down with Detectives and allowed them to conduct a Polygraph on Mr. A (which he passed). We also pointed out that there were numerous points where the money could have been taken, and they agreed. They were interviewing multiple people along the chain of transactions. After we sat down and conducted a “Free Talk” with the Detective and Mr. A, it was determined that there was insufficient evidence to charge Mr. A, and no charges were brought. Originally, Mr. A would have been facing prison time.