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Monday, March 18, 2013  A former car dealership employee is facing criminal charges after she allegedly pocketed more than $12,000 dollars in cash from the company.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  A Kingsville woman is behind bars and facing federal charges after being accused of embezzling more than $30,000 dollars from a credit union.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Authorities have seized more than $2.2 million allegedly embezzled by the former treasurer for the State of Coahuila.

Monday, October 15, 2012  A check cashing employee is facing criminal charges after she allegedly stole nearly $2,700 dollars from work.

Saturday, February 18, 2012  The deadly office shooting in California involving a federal immigrations supervisor and a special agent is the latest mark against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency created after the 2001 terror attacks.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011  Tampico's former mayor is behind bars after being accused of embezzling public funds for his personal use.

Friday, April 15, 2011  The manager for a loan company in downtown Brownsville is facing felony theft charges after being accused os stealing tens of thousands of dollars in an embezzlement.

Tuesday, January 04, 2011  A former supervisor with a bank in McAllen is facing criminal charges after a federal grand jury indicted her in a debit card embezzlement scam.

Friday, December 03, 2010  Hidalgo Independent School District's former finance director is behind bars amid allegations that she stole $111,100 dollars in public funds.

Friday, April 30, 2010  A former Lone Star National Bank vice president has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from her clients' accounts.

Friday, February 05, 2010  A Hidalgo County Head Start Program employee is facing criminal charges after he allegedly stole toilet paper and other supplies from work.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009  A former IBC bank supervisor is behind bars in Laredo after being accused in an embezzlement case.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009  A former vice president and senior loan officer with Lone Star National Bank pleaded guilty to two counts of bank fraud on Tuesday.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009  A former Brownsville city official has been sentenced to 10 years deferred adjudication.

Thursday, March 26, 2009  Brownsville Mayor Pat Ahumada is free on a $15,000 bond after surrendering to authorities on theft, failure to perform fiduciary duty and abuse of office charges.