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Mercuro, continued ...
Between June 2008 and April 2009, Mercuro worked as CFO for companies
owned by professional skateboarder Ryan Sheckler. The defendant is
accused of having access to the accounts of the two businesses, Ryan
Sheckler Rips LLC and Sheckler Merch 2 LLC. The charges allege that he
embezzled more than $365,000 from the two business entities by
transferring money from the corporate accounts into personal accounts
and the account of his wife and a friend.
The theft was
discovered when the suspicious transfers were noticed during a review
of the companies’ finances. Mercuro was arrested today by the
Huntington Beach Police Department, who investigated this case, at his
business in San Clemente.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone
with additional information is encouraged to contact Huntington Beach
Detective Mark Garcia at 714.960.8848 or Supervising District Attorney
Investigator Ron Frazier 714.347.8691.
Deputy District Attorney Brian Mulherin of the White Collar Crime Team is prosecuting this case.
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Mercuro, continued ...
Between June 2008 and April 2009, Mercuro worked as CFO for companies owned by professional skateboarder Ryan Sheckler. The defendant is accused of having access to the accounts of the two businesses, Ryan Sheckler Rips LLC and Sheckler Merch 2 LLC. The charges allege that he embezzled more than $365,000 from the two business entities by transferring money from the corporate accounts into personal accounts and the account of his wife and a friend.
The theft was discovered when the suspicious transfers were noticed during a review of the companies’ finances. Mercuro was arrested today by the Huntington Beach Police Department, who investigated this case, at his business in San Clemente.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact Huntington Beach Detective Mark Garcia at 714.960.8848 or Supervising District Attorney Investigator Ron Frazier 714.347.8691.
Deputy District Attorney Brian Mulherin of the White Collar Crime Team is prosecuting this case.
<< PREVIOUS PAGE
Related headlines
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