Alleged Sex Assaulter, Underwear Stuffer
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 at 6:00 am
Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: Guillot lived in a casino town and supposedly had a gambling problem -- and since she worked at a bank, the temptation must have been incredible. But her scheme for getting away with stealing $275K definitely wasn't. Westword has the story.
Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: Two high-profile Parks Department officials in St. Louis, Missouri allegedly stole half a million dollars over eight years -- by diverting public money to a made-up company. How did they get away with it for so long? Riverfront Times has the story. 
Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: Sanders worked as a bookkeeper for several Burger Kings, and the pile o' cash she's said to have squirreled away was a whopper. She was busted, but that didn't stop her from trying the scheme again. Westword has the story.
Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: Two thieves in St. Louis, Missouri allegedly had a lucrative scheme to steal taxpayer dollars -- involving the resale of stolen dumpster hooks. The plan didn't last long. Riverfront Times has the story. 
For many, to exist near Ma Jaya -- a beguiling New Yorker with a tenth-grade education -- was rapture. To them, her dogma was beyond the mortal ken. But there were also stories of profound cruelty and despotism. Former followers say Kashi members were beaten for disobedience or spiritual cleansing. In the church's 35 years of existence, adherents claim abuses including beatings, pedophilia, forgery of official documents, and extortion occurred by order of Ma Jaya. New Times Broward-Palm Beach has the story.
Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: Eakins pocketed her institutionalized mom's cash and kept her brother away from her until she was so stricken with dementia she didn't recognize him anymore. But the cash was small change compared to her next haul. Westword has the story.
Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: Darran Kelley, the chief of a fire department in Missouri, was arrested for felony fraud charges, including allegedly siphoning off money to pay for his gambling. He's not the first official in this town to face embezzlement charges. Riverfront Times has the story. 
Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: Here's one way to make grocery shopping a whole lot worse. Schnucks, a chain in Missouri, says that a massive security breach put customers' credit cards at risk. 2.4 million customers. Riverfront Times has the story. 
Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: This is exactly the opposite of what a municipal treasurer is supposed to do. St. Louis employee Fred Robinson stole thousands of public dollars -- and rarely showed up to work, a ruling says. Riverfront Times has the story. 
Breakfast reading from the Voice Media Empire: Ryan Crowell sure knows how to break wedding promises. So say the authorities in Missouri who are forcing the businessman to pay back hundreds of thousands to a whopping total of 73 couples -- whose weddings he ruined. How'd he trick them? Riverfront Times has the story. 
