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Criminal Law Keyed to Osler
United States v. Molnar
Citation:
590 F. 3d 912 (8th Cir.)Facts
Defendant was a police officer who worked on his department’s Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force. He was one of three officers that had a ley to the room where seized drug funds were kept. During 2006, he used money from the evidence room to pay personal bills. He was questioned by his police chief after questions of the seized money were brought up by a local prosecutor. The first time the defendant was able to put off the Chief’s questions, but the second time the Chief demanded to be shown $19,000 that should have been in the room and the defendant admitted to taking the money for personal use. He plead guilty to embezzlement and paid back the department in full.
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