Local charged with embezzlement
Katherine Bauer
Elizabeth Katherine Bauer, 40, of Mammoth Lakes was arrested in late May on felony charges of grand theft and embezzlement, according to Lt. Jason Kravetz of the Laguna Beach Police Dept.
She allegedly embezzled “nearly $72,000” from P.U.P. (Protecting Unwanted Animals), the all-volunteer non-profit fundraising arm of the city’s animal shelter. Bauer had served as president of the 501(c)(3) from August 2006 until March of this year.
According to Laguna Police, last summer, P.U.P. and Hennessey’s Tavern on Ocean Avenue held a charity golf tournament to raise money toward the animal shelter’s damage suffered during the December 2010 flooding. After Bauer stepped down as president, the new administration discovered “several irregularities with one of the bank accounts.” According to Kravetz, Bauer was requested to explain them, but allegedly only offered excuses.
P.U.P. filed a police report, and on May 22, Bauer arrived at the animal shelter for what she thought was a meeting. Once there, a detective questioned and subsequently arrested her. Police said Bauer apparently used the money to pay rent on a Dana Point home, purchase ski lift tickets in Mammoth and to make repairs on her Mammoth Lakes property. –stunewslaguna.com
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! This so California these days. Squirt a few for the children/animals/third worlders and attract the suckers like moths to a flame. What a bunch of dupes.
But it’s no different than using the machinery of government to vote yourself “grants” and “tax abatements” and “public private partnerships” to fund yourself and a critical mass of your buddies. Doesn’t matter if it’s fish stocking to keep resorts afloat, air subsidies for ski resorts, or stupid Tequila-fests. It’s all the same principle: “what we say is good and necessary, fall for our lame cover story about how we’re all in this together, now you pay for it,” and the money or primary benefit of the subsidy finds its way into the pockets of those who intended to benefit all along. VINTAGE, VINTAGE California ever since the late 90s!!!