Former Cherokee County Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement

Federal Prosecutors: Cherokee County Bookkeeper Stole Daily Cash Payments For Years

A former Cherokee County employee has pleaded guilty to a federal program theft charge after admitting she stole more than $431,000 in cash payments while working as a bookkeeper for the Cherokee County Tax Assessor-Collector’s Office, federal prosecutors announced. Gina Upshaw, 65, of Jacksonville, Texas, pleaded guilty to federal program theft on August 11 before U.S. Magistrate Judge John D. Love in the Eastern District of Texas. According to…

Former Cherokee County bookkeeper pleads guilty to embezzlement

TYLER, Texas (KETK)-- A former Cherokee County bookkeeper plead guilty on Tuesday to embezzling over $400,000 in funds while being employed by the county. According to the U.S. Department of Justice Eastern District of Texas, 65-year-old Gina Upshaw worked as a bookkeeper for the Cherokee County Tax Assessor-Collector’s Office from 2008 through January 2022.  While [...]

Former Cherokee County employee pleads guilty to embezzling $431K from tax office

Gina Upshaw, a former Cherokee County employee, pleaded guilty to embezzling over $400,000 while working as a bookkeeper, according to court information.

Former PennDOT Employee Charged with Embezzling $33K in Overcharge Scheme - PA Office of Attorney General

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a former PennDOT employee has been charged with embezzling more than $33,000 by overcharging her department-issued credit card. Tracy Touzalin, 55, of Dingmans Ferry, was charged Wednesday with felony theft by deception and three related felonies regarding conduct between 2023 and 2025, when she worked as a PennDOT Roadway Programs Technician in Pike County. Touzalin was arraigned Wednesda…