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Labor/Employment

Nov. 22, 2023

Former office manager admits stealing $1.19M from law firm

Jairo Tomas Santos began writing the fraudulent checks in March 2016, roughly 15 years after he was hired by the firm, according to a news release issued by U.S. Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey.

The former office manager for a San Francisco law firm pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud, and admitted embezzling $1.19 million from his employer.

Jairo Tomas Santos began writing the fraudulent checks in March 2016, roughly 15 years after he was hired by the firm, according to a news release issued by U.S. Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey. Santos wrote himself more than 800 checks from firm accounts over a seven-year period.

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