Former health foundation employee is arrested Crimes & Incidents, posted by Editor, Palo Alto Online, on Jul 2, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Marilyn Machalowski, a former employee of the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, has been arrested by the Palo Alto Police Department and charged with embezzling more than $350,000 from the foundation, the Santa Clara County District Attorney's office announced.
Posted by carl, a resident of the Charleston Meadows neighborhood, on Jul 4, 2008 at 9:39 pm
One of our better characteristics is trusting our fellows. But we know some are flawed.
All companies who have money passing through their hands and have a bookkeeper must have an annual audit by an outside firm. It's cheaper than paying insurance or losing money through theft. And it's tax deductible.