Employee Who Embezzled $1 Million from St. Louis County Restaurant Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison
Along with a 21-month prison sentence, Matthew Braasch must repay the money tied to a scheme that nearly pushed a local restaurant toward collapse.
Robert Patrick, U.S. Attorney's Office Communications
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel on Tuesday sentenced a man who embezzled just over $1 million from a St. Louis County restaurant to 21 months in prison.Judge Sippel also ordered Matthew Braasch, 48, to repay the money.Braasch pleaded guilty in April to one count of wire fraud. He admitted that while a manager of a restaurant in Grantwood Village, in St. Louis County, Missouri, he misused the company credit card to make personal purchases. Braasch was supposed to only use t...
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