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Former Employee of Central City Company Charged with Conspiracy to Embezzle Company Funds
Couple Charged with Diverting Over $1 Million to Personal Bank Accounts

U.S. Attorney’s Office July 09, 2009
  • Western District of Kentucky (502) 582-5911

OWENSBORO, KY—A federal grand jury in Bowling Green returned an indictment on July 8, 2009, against Cynthia W. Beeckman, age 49, of Greenville, Kentucky, and Bryan Timothy Curtis, age 49, of Rockport, Kentucky, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Curtis was also charged with ten counts of money laundering, Acting U.S. Attorney Candace G. Hill of the Western District of Kentucky announced today.

The Indictment alleges that beginning in September 2000, and continuing until May 29, 2007, Beeckman and Curtis conspired to divert over one million dollars in funds from the accounts of Brewer, Inc., a Central City, Kentucky, company for whom Beeckman worked.

In the event of a conviction, the maximum potential penalties for Curtis are 205 years’ imprisonment, a $5,250,000 fine, and supervised release for a period of up to five years. The maximum penalty for Beeckman is five years’ imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, and supervised release for up to three years.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Marisa J. Ford, and it was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Both defendants are scheduled to appear for arraignment before the United States Magistrate Judge on July 23, 2009, at 9:00 a.m., in Owensboro, Kentucky.

The indictment of a person by a Grand Jury is an accusation only and that person is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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