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Former landfill exec charged with embezzling over $62K in Texas

Published April 14, 2013
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Shauna Blackmon Contributor
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Dive summary:

  • Hector Chavez Jr., the former manager and CEO of the Maverick County landfill in Texas, has been charged with embezzling $62,179 from federal funds.
  • Chavez forged Maverick County checks, made them out to himself and others, and then collected all of the proceeds.
  • Chavez has since surrendered to the Texas Rangers.

From the article:

"According to the indictment, from March 9, 2012 to December 28, 2012, Chavez possessed forged Maverick County checks, which he drafted himself, totaling $62,179.18 made out to Chavez and others. The indictment further alleges that all the checks were subsequently cashed and that Chavez collected all of the proceeds," the Attorney General and FBI alleged in a news release. The theft charge allegedly concerns programs receiving federal funds.

Chavez also served as CEO of the Maverick County landfill, the FBI and Attorney General said. ...

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