ABA Reveals Alleged $1.3M Theft By a Now-Former Staff Member on Tax Form
The American Bar Association has posted a tax form that reveals a onetime staff member diverted about $1.3 million from the ABA over a period of eight years.
The ABA Journal reports that the organization became aware of the theft by a nonmanagerial staff member last September, according to the form. The employee was fired the next day, writes Debra Cassens Weiss.
ABA staff are cooperating with the investigation and have been in touch with law enforcement as recently as Tuesday.
An ABA official told the Journal that the theft was well-hidden with falsified documents, but the theft became apparent when the individual got more ambitious in attempts to divert more money.
