KOLD News 13South Tucson Police Lt. embezzles, funds gambling habit
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By Jonathan Saupe - email
A former South Tucson Police Lieutenant pleaded guilty Monday to embezzling more than $560,000 from the city and its police department.
Richard Robles Garcia admits he took the money between 2004 and 2008 while he was in charge of the department's evidence room and asset forfeiture program.
Garcia spent 13 years with the department. He was fired last june. He admits he took the money to fund a gambling habit. Garcia will be sentenced in April.
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