PACOIMA : Head of Center for Poor Admits to Embezzlement
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The head of a Pacoima legal center that represents poor people has resigned after admitting he embezzled nearly $400,000 to feed his gambling habit, officials said.
James Steven Carroll, 40, stepped down July 14 as executive director of San Fernando Valley Neighborhood Legal Services. Lew Hollman, acting executive director of the center, said Carroll returned $50,000. He said Carroll has not been arrested or charged because the center has not filed a complaint. Carroll is cooperating with authorities, Hollman said.
Carroll’s attorney, Mark A. Gottesman, said his client plans to make restitution.
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