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Ex-Treasury employee charged for allegedly embezzling $14K
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Posted on Jun 17 2005
The federal government has charged a former Treasury Division employee with embezzling public funds in a case filed Thursday at the U.S. District Court.
Federal authorities have taken Jessica Jean Aldan Castro into custody for allegedly pocketing revenue collections from Labor and Immigration fees.
Castro allegedly pocketed some $14,120 by voiding receipts for several transactions from about December 2002 to December 2003.
Federal prosecutor Jamie Bowers charged Castro with theft from an organization or agency receiving federal funds. Chief judge Alex R. Munson imposed no bail on Castro.
In the indictment, Bowers pointed out that the CNMI Department of Labor and Immigration and the Finance Department—the Treasury Division’s head agency—are agencies of the CNMI government that receive over $10,000 in federal funds each year.
Castro allegedly committed the offense while she was employed at the Treasury Division and assigned at the DOLI, where she was responsible for revenue collection relating to all Labor and Immigration fees.
Bowers said Castro embezzled funds that were in the custody of the CNMI government.
“Specifically, the defendant fraudulently voided receipts from various transactions and knowingly stole cash paid by customers, in an amount totaling approximately $14,120,” Bowers said.
