During the last 25 years, I have been involved in the investigation of many fraud cases. Some theft was for only small amounts used to purchase personal goods like booze, underwear, jewelry and car repairs. Other cases resulted in millions stolen over long periods of time exceeding 10, 20 or...

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About $10 million to $16 million may have been embezzled from the Taupa Lithuanian Credit Union in Cleveland, which would make it one of the largest credit union fraud cases ever.