Procurement and sales manager arrested for embezzling from former employer

HOUSTON -- Charles Antonio Montes, 32, of Houston, has been arrested and charged with 10 counts of wire fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Montes allegedly used a scheme to steal approximately $500,000 from his former employer.

The 10-count indictment against Montes was returned under seal Oct. 1, 2014, and unsealed following his arrest yesterday.

According to the indictment, Montes stole nearly $500,000 over a two-year period by using company credit cards to make fictitious purchases from sham businesses he set up that resemble the names of legitimate vendors. Montes then allegedly routed the funds to his bank accounts and used them to pay personal expenses.

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