Kingman woman charged with embezzling $250,000 from Nucor Steel
UPDATED 05/01/2020: TO CORRECT HEADLINE KINGMAN – Nucor Steel believes an employee stole more than one-quarter million dollars in a company check conversion, personal deposit scheme. A multiple month investigation led to Wednesday’s arrest of Christy AnnLopez, 42, Kingman. A Mohave County sheriff’s office investigation was initiated in late January after company officials requested assistance regarding suspected internal theft. “Detectives were contacted by Nucor Steel in reference to an employee that they believed had potentially embezzled $254,361 by fraudulently cashing checks from the business into their personal checking account,” said sheriff’s spokeswoman Anita Mortensen. “The company had conducted an audit…
