Man driven by 'pure greed' embezzled millions as Chesterfield firm cut jobs, judge says at sentencin
Man driven by 'pure greed' embezzled millions as Chesterfield firm cut jobs, judge says at sentencing
ST. LOUIS The former chief financial officer of a Chesterfield company who embezzled $2.8 million was sentenced in federal court here Monday to 41 months in prison and ordered to repay $2.2 million.
Saying that Ramon Trey Luina, 42, was driven by "absolute, pure greed," U.S. District Judge John Ross said it was "unimaginable" that Luina kept working at and stealing from his company while colleagues' pay and jobs were cut.
He stole an average of $280,000 per year from CMS Communications Inc. for a decade beginning in 2006, company records show.
In court Monday as about 30 current and former co-workers looked on, Christy Cosman, the company's vice president of operations and human resources, said Luina was present at regular meetings where company leaders tried to cut costs.
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