Man admits embezzling from car dealership
A former employee has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $1 million from a Mercedes-Benz dealership. Under a plea agreement, David Delgado, 36, could face up to three years in federal prison when he appears for sentencing Sept. 7 and must repay the $1,053, 970 he embezzled, the FBI reported.
Delgado supervised temporary employees at Mercedes-Benz of Laguna Niguel. Beginning in 2004, he engineered a scheme where temporary workers would continue to receive a paycheck after they quit working, the FBI reported. Delgado received half of the money. In some cases he created fictitious employees.
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