Accounter accused of theft of $ 1 million, illegal re-entry-GV Wire

A Federal Grand Jury has accused a Mexican citizen who resides in Fresno for positions of bank fraud, theft of aggravated identity and illegal re -entry of a eliminated person, announced the prosecutor of the United States Michele Beckwith.

The accusation returned on February 27 and was revealed after the arrest of Sergio Zacarias López, 57, on Thursday, alleges that between January 2016 and June 2023, he embezzled more than $ 1 million while working as an accounting and controller supervisor for a larger one of fruits of ash.

Prosecutors say that López wrote checks from multiple companies to pay for cash and deposited them in their personal bank account, forging the firms of employees with signatory authority, including one of the company’s founders.

López supposedly used a stolen social security number and falsified employment documents to obtain his accounting position. According to the accusation, he was previously eliminated from the United States in 2000 and had not been authorized to return.

The FBI and the Fresno Police Department investigated the case.

If it is convicted, López faces up to 30 years in prison and a fine of $ 1 million for bank fraud, prosecutors said.

The illegal re -entry and identity theft each charge a maximum sentence of two years. Any sentence would be determined by the court based on legal factors and federal judgment guidelines.

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