Sheriff’s official: Possible $48,000 embezzlement from Sedgwick County electric co-op

Sheriff’s detectives are investigating a possible embezzlement of $48,000 from an electric co-operative, an official said Wednesday.

“It is alleged by the business that over the course of the past two years, a former employee moved money into different accounts to facilitate the embezzlement of approximately $48,000,” sheriff’s Lt. Lin Dehning said in a statement.

The business is in the 1300 block of South 383rd Street West, he said.

There has been no arrest, he said.

This story was originally published January 14, 2015 at 12:26 PM with the headline "Sheriff’s official: Possible $48,000 embezzlement from Sedgwick County electric co-op."