'The theft was fatal': Employee used 189 credit-card refunds to embezzle nearly $200,000 ...

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2. White collar crime is always treated lightly because white collar is usually white.

I am not an advocate of prisons, but the disparity is glaring. However, this persons whole life has changed completely with a felony conviction on their record. It seems to me that many smaller companies lack proper controls and rely on trusted employees to be honest. An accounting instructor once told me the first thing he looks for when money goes missing is the employee that never misses a day a day of work. Pretty obvious if you are stealing money you don't want someone else looking over your work.