Allegations that up to $100,000 was embezzled were "absolutely, 100 percent, completely made-up," he said.
No public money was embezzled: in fact the legislator did not hold public office at the time.
Over all, the court found that 23.7 million euros of public money was embezzled during the decade from 1999 to 2009.
"The rest was embezzled," he added, asking to remain anonymous because identifying him would complicate his work in the country.
Mr. Richman said he hoped to help the district move past the scandal, in which state auditors found that $11 million was embezzled between 1996 and 2004.
Clifford Krauss (NYT) BRAZIL, VENEZUELA: PLEA TO SWISS The two countries have asked the Swiss for help in finding millions of dollars they say was embezzled by ex-officials.
In total £15,000 was embezzled, through the setting-up, inputting and authorization of fictitious invoices'.
He has a good record against corruption whereas everywhere you look now it's embezzle this, embezzle that".
Answer: He was embezzling it, from right under O'Quinn's nose.
In 2007, the city architecture committee signed an order to relocate the theater, and shortly thereafter agents from the interior ministry's economic crimes division raided it on a complaint that Yury was embezzling money, he told Sobesednik.
"When we presented her with all the proof that she was embezzling money, she just lost it, I guess," Mr. Quintanilla said this morning.
