FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Visalia Police Department arrested Corina Ceballos on Wednesday for embezzling more than than $100,000 from a local attorney.
VPD says they got a report of possible embezzlement of funds and began an investigation, but did not name the attorney's office involved.
After an investigation, they learned 40-year-old Ceballos had been employed for several years and had been given permission to make office-related purchases using her employer's funds.
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Between early 2017 and January 2020, Ceballos made hundreds of unauthorized purchases using those funds, adding up to more than $100,000 lost by her employer.
Ceballos was found in her Visalia home on Wednesday and arrested. She was booked into the Tulare County Pretrial Facility for felony embezzlement.
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The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to contact Detective J. Peterson at 559-713-4101.