MBARI Embezzlement

A FORMER MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF STEALING NEARLY EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.

AN EXTERNAL AUDIT PERFORMED IN JULY, REVEALED MANY SMALL TRANSACTIONS EXECUTED BY THE SAME EMPLOYEE OVER NINE YEARS.

THE INSTITUTE UNDERGOES AUDITS EACH YEAR BUT THEY ONLY TAKE A SAMPLE OF THE RECORDS AND NOT AN ITEM-BY-ITEM REVIEW.

THE NAME OF THE ACCUSED WAS WITHHELD AS THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING.