After Embezzlements in Modesto Area, DA Investigator Explains Why Employees Steal

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Why do employees overcharge customers and keep the difference, write company checks to themselves or engage in other types of embezzlement?

Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office Senior Investigator Terry Seese said it’s sometimes because they see a need, like paying for a child’s private school tuition or for an elderly parent’s care. They do it when the employer doesn’t have sufficient checks and balances in place to curb the temptation to steal, he added.

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