SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation San Antonio Field Office issued the following press release:
AUSTIN, Texas - A Kyle man pleaded guilty in a federal court in Austin to embezzling more than $3.2 million from his former employer, Austin Freight Systems (AFS), announced U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas.
According to court documents, Mitchell David Slentz, 34, was in charge of accounting operations at AFS, overseeing all accounting activities, financial reporting and internal controls, including submitting requests to JP Morgan Chase Bank to make payments to AFS's vendors. Beginning no later than October 2023 and continuing at least until about Mar...