Willard David Joseph Jobin-Reyes (who was called "Sebastian John"), a former SeaWorld manager, was arraigned in federal court today (April 4) on charges of running an eight-year, $750,000 embezzlement scheme.
According to the U.S. Attorney's office, Jobin-Reyes fabricated fake invoices from a fictitious company he created. Then, as a manager, he approved payments that would be made by SeaWorld. Those payments would be diverted to bank accounts he secretly controlled. Then he would withdraw money from the accounts for restaurant meals, plane tickets, and the like.
The fake company, SJ Merchandise, was registered with the California secretary of state but conducted no real business. Jobin-Reyes used the alias John Caldwell to communicate with SeaWorld. In all, he created more than 100 fake invoices for such items as "purple shiny ornaments." He kept the invoices under the $10,000 threshold that would have been reviewed by more levels of management.
Willard David Joseph Jobin-Reyes (who was called "Sebastian John"), a former SeaWorld manager, was arraigned in federal court today (April 4) on charges of running an eight-year, $750,000 embezzlement scheme.
According to the U.S. Attorney's office, Jobin-Reyes fabricated fake invoices from a fictitious company he created. Then, as a manager, he approved payments that would be made by SeaWorld. Those payments would be diverted to bank accounts he secretly controlled. Then he would withdraw money from the accounts for restaurant meals, plane tickets, and the like.
The fake company, SJ Merchandise, was registered with the California secretary of state but conducted no real business. Jobin-Reyes used the alias John Caldwell to communicate with SeaWorld. In all, he created more than 100 fake invoices for such items as "purple shiny ornaments." He kept the invoices under the $10,000 threshold that would have been reviewed by more levels of management.
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