M&M's Employee Steals $26 MILLION (How He Did It)

Karen Kapua, a Hawaii police lieutenant with 16 years of service, stole $75,000 in cash from the department's drug buy money safe. She used the funds to pay off personal debts. The FBI was called in to ensure an impartial investigation, avoiding internal conflict of interest. Kapua confessed, pleaded guilty, and her family helped her repay the full amount before sentencing.

Kapua, a lieutenant, stole $75,000 in cash from drug buy money. The FBI was involved to prevent conflict of interest. She confessed and repaid the money. She received two months in prison, one year probation, and a $25,000 fine.

Paul Welch, an IT manager for an energy company for 13 years, began embezzling by using the company's Amazon account for personal purchases ($43,000) and company credit cards for vacations and iPhones ($60,000). He escalated his fraud by creating a fake computer services company, billing his employer for non-existent IT services, and approving the invoices himself. The total loss was approximately $1 million over nearly a decade.

Paul Welch, an IT manager, stole $43,000 via Amazon, $60,000 via company credit card, and then created a fake company to bill for fake IT services. The total loss was $1 million. He pleaded guilty and received 18 months in prison.

Jeff Menay, the chief business officer, and Eric Drebert, the IT director of a California school district, colluded to set up a fake company, Senal Tech, billing the district $1.5 million for non-existent IT services. Additionally, they used school money to buy Bitcoin mining computers, plugging them into school offices to use taxpayer electricity for cryptocurrency mining, generating about $250,000 in Bitcoin. Menay used his share for luxury cars, while Drebert remodeled his vacation cabin.

Jeff Menay and Eric Drebert created a fake company, Senal Tech, to steal $1.5 million. They also used school funds to buy Bitcoin mining computers and used school electricity to mine $250,000 in Bitcoin. Both pleaded guilty to theft of federal funds and received 18 months in prison.

Paul Steed, a 'sugar expert' for Mars Incorporated, responsible for sourcing sugar, incorporated a fake company with the same initials as a Mars subsidiary (MCNA). He then transferred $26 million from the Mars parent company to his fake MCNA account over a decade, making it appear as internal cash transfers. He used the money to buy a $2.3 million mansion in Connecticut and a $2 million ranch in Argentina. An internal accountant eventually questioned the transfers, leading to an FBI/IRS investigation. $18 million was seized from his bank accounts.

Paul Steed, a Mars 'sugar expert', created a fake company (MCNA) to embezzle $26 million over 10 years. He bought a $2.3 million mansion and a $2 million ranch. $18 million was seized. He pleaded guilty and received 63 months in prison.

Steve George, a finance department employee at Celsius, was privy to inside information about the company's upcoming quarterly earnings, which were expected to far exceed Wall Street expectations. The day before the public announcement, Steve bought 20,000 shares and 300 stock options of Celsius in his own brokerage account. He quickly sold them after the announcement, making $1.6 million. The SEC and FBI investigated, seizing all his profits.

Steve George, a Celsius finance employee, bought 20,000 shares and 300 stock options before a positive earnings report, making $1.6 million. He pleaded guilty to securities fraud, and profits were seized. He received 13 months in prison.

Todd Ogara, CEO of Wanu Water, a nutrient-infused flavored water, raised $10.3 million from 50 individual investors by making false claims. He fabricated a history of success, claimed large purchase orders from Walmart, and stated multiple private equity firms had committed significant investments. He used doctored emails, fake term sheets, and bogus bank statements to deceive investors. The company failed, and the SEC referred the case to the FBI.

Todd Ogara, Wanu Water CEO, raised $10.3 million from 50 investors through false claims about Walmart orders and private equity commitments, using fake documents. He pleaded guilty to fraud and received 51 months in prison.

Jesus Silva, a 58-year-old Houston resident, falsely presented himself as an immigration attorney to undocumented Latino immigrants. He solicited $1.5 million from over 100 desperate and scared immigrants across multiple states, promising to make them legal US citizens. He would send clients to non-existent appointments at DHS offices and then ghost them, believing they couldn't report him. A group of victims eventually reported him to the FBI.

Jesus Silva, posing as an immigration attorney, took $1.5 million from over 100 undocumented immigrants, promising legal status. He sent them to fake appointments. He pleaded guilty to fraud and received 60 months in prison.

Mike Son, a 65-year-old American from California, accepted secret spy assignments from China. He conducted surveillance on Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen during her 2023 visit to Southern California and photographed pro-Taiwanese Americans. More significantly, he became the campaign manager for Eileen Wang, a local politician, and worked to get her elected at China's behest. Wang subsequently became the mayor of Arcadia. The FBI, monitoring Son for years, arrested him for acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government.

Mike Son, 65, spied on Taiwan's president and photographed pro-Taiwanese Americans for China. He also managed a local politician's campaign, getting her elected as mayor, at China's direction. He pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal foreign agent and received four years in prison.

Nick Roske, a 29-year-old substitute teacher with an evangelical Christian upbringing, concluded that Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh needed to be assassinated due to the overturning of abortion rights. He purchased a 9mm Glock, tactical gear, and tools, then drove from Los Angeles to Justice Kavanaugh's home in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Upon seeing 24/7 US Marshals security, he panicked, called his sister, who convinced him to call the police. He confessed his plans and pleaded guilty to attempting to kill a US Supreme Court Justice.

Nick Roske purchased a Glock, tactical gear, and drove across the country to assassinate Justice Kavanaugh. He got cold feet upon seeing security, called his sister, then the police, and confessed. He pleaded guilty to attempting to kill a US Supreme Court Justice and received 97 months in prison.

Officer Julian Alcala of Florissant, Missouri, routinely pulled over women for traffic infractions. Under the guise of checking car insurance (often stored on phones), he would confiscate their unlocked cell phones and browse their pictures. When he found nude photos or videos, he would photograph them with his own iPhone or, in one instance, text a sex video from the woman's phone to his own. The victim noticed the outgoing text and reported it. An FBI search warrant of Alcala's iCloud revealed this video and 19 other nude photos/videos linked to women he had previously pulled over.

Officer Julian Alcala confiscated women's phones during traffic stops, stealing nude photos and videos. He once texted a video from a victim's phone to his own, leaving a trace. An iCloud search revealed 20 such instances. He was charged with deprivation of civil rights and pleaded guilty, receiving 24 months in prison.