2 Urban Girls received the following email re: Salvador Galvan , the former city of Compton deputy treasurer, accused of stealing from Compton taxpayers. Press release below.
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2 Urban Girls is confused. If the city treasurer and city controller are reconciling transactions: daily, monthly, quarterly and annually, how did nearly $4 million dollars go unnoticed over a 6 1/2 year period?
The city of Compton residents need to elect a NEW treasurer come April 18th. How much money was missing when the elder Sanders held that office? Is this a “family tradition”?
Former Compton Treasury Official Arrested on Federal Charges Related to Embezzlement of $3.7 Million from City Coffers
LOS ANGELES – The former deputy city treasurer for the City of Compton was arrested today on federal charges related to the theft of more than $3.7 million of city funds.
Salvador Galvan, 47, of La Mirada, was arrested this morning by special agents with the FBI pursuant to a criminal complaint that charges him with theft concerning programs receiving federal funds.
Galvan faces federal charges stemming from allegations that he stole $3,721,924 from May 2010 through December 2016
Galvan, who worked in the Compton Treasurer’s Office for more than 20 years, was responsible for tallying the cash received by the city as payment for parking tickets, business licenses and other fees. After the cash was counted, Galvan prepared the money for deposit into a city bank account.
According to the criminal complaint filed late yesterday in United States District Court, Galvan skimmed cash from the daily receipts on numerous occasions. An audit of the city’s cash deposits “identified discrepancies which vary from approximately $200 to $8,000 per day,” according to the affidavit in support of the complaint.
The FBI interviewed Galvan’s supervisor, who “reflected about Galvan’s time in the office, his unexplained affluence, and his generosity,” according to the affidavit. The supervisor told investigators that Galvan went from driving an “old Toyota” to increasingly luxurious vehicles, including a black Audi sedan. That affidavit states that Galvan told his supervisor that he purchased a residence in La Mirada and demolished the house so he could rebuild it – all on an annual salary of approximately $60,000.
“The people of Compton deserved better,” said Acting United States Attorney Sandra R. Brown. “This defendant stole millions of dollars intended to help residents, placing his own greed over their interests.”
Galvan was arrested late last year by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in relation to the theft of city funds. The federal case that led to Galvan’s arrest this morning resulted from further investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
“Defendant Galvan violated the trust of the public he served by stealing money designated for the betterment of the Compton community,” said Deirdre Fike, the Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office. “By operating a scheme whereby he skimmed Compton city coffers to live beyond his means, Mr. Galvan faces significant federal charges and time behind bars.”
Galvan is scheduled to make his initial court appearance this afternoon in United States District Court.
If he is convicted of the embezzlement charge, Galvan would face a statutory maximum sentence of five years in federal prison.
A criminal complaint contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in court.
The case against Galvan is being investigated by the FBI, which is receiving assistance from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
This matter is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Daniel O’Brien of the Public Corruption and Civil Rights Section
2 Comments
Yes, I’m confused too. We’ll not really, some one, group were taking cash daily….I don’t thing he was alone…that’s just my 2cents…good luck catching more ppl. Maybe he will tell the truth…
If you lay off the auditor and never replace that position nor contract it out who is keeping tabs. The money go from the controller who is first line of defence to the treasure who is the protector of what the controller gave him.