Monday, December 12, 2011

Va. Woman Faces WV Embezzlement Charge

  • {Wheeling, West Virginia}...Forty-eight year old Anita Ambler of Reva, Virginia faces 21 counts of mail fraud, 15 counts of wire fraud and six counts of using criminal proceeds for a transaction. Federal prosecutors say, between 2005 and 2010, Ambler embezzled $1.2 million from a racing account at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort in Wheeling, West Virginia while she worked there as a bookkeeper. U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld says Ambler paid about $200,000 for a home and 5-acre lot in Virginia. He's seeking forfeiture of those, plus the cash. Ambler is to appear in court in Wheeling on December 22nd.