A former manager of Craig Tires in New Mexico has been arrested and charged with nine counts of embezzlement for taking more than $25,000 worth of tires and reselling them for his own personal gain, according to local reports.
The investigation has been ongoing since May 30. New Mexico State Police State police arrested the man last week, claiming that he embezzled a total of $25,963 worth of tires from the local business.
According to reports, the store manager was caught by Craig Tires’ owner and operator on surveillance cameras picking up a total of 24 tires at two tire distributors in Albuquerque, N.M., on two separate occasions. The store manager, according to the complaint, told the owner that he had sold the tires to help his family in Mexico. The owner gave him a week to pay back the company, which he never did.
When state police become involved, numerous other purchases surfaced.