Nye County DA charged with embezzlement www.privateofficer.com
PAHRUMP, Nev.May 6 2010 — Nye County District Attorney Robert Beckett was arrested Wednesday morning on numerous counts.
The Nye County Sheriff’s Office says 49-year-old Beckett is facing 20 counts of fraudulent appropriation of funds, 20 counts of misconduct, as well one count of embezzlement and one count of malfeasance. His bail is set at more than $200,000.
The Nye County Sheriff’s Office alleges that Beckett operated a bad check program through the District Attorney’s Office that collected funds and dispersed them at the sole direction of Beckett. Investigators say a review of the funds showed numerous donations to community organizations and payments to individuals.
Investigators say many of the funds were given to programs that benefited his family members.
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