Guilty Plea in Embezzlement Case (Alpha Tau Omega)

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Originally Posted by Zillini

Good grief! I find this absolutely mind boggling. I hope this doesn't come across as blaming the victims, but how does someone steal almost a million dollars and nobody notices? Wasn't there any sort of internal audits or oversights in place? We have to account for every last cent spent that comes in and goes out.

Hi Zillini: well, I don't know exactly how it was done, but a press release about the indictment -- this was long before the guilty plea -- has a general statement alleging that he used a real estate deal and other tactics to help get the money.

See:
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/alm/Press/...nt_lawing.html