A volunteer Girl Scout treasurer in California was caught with her hand in the cookie jar, as authorities allege she embezzled more than $88,000 from scout troops and a cancer center.
Patricia Cascione, 52, was arrested Monday at her home in Santa Clarita on charges of grand theft for allegedly stealing from several organizations during the last five years, CBS Los Angeles reported.
Detectives from the fraud and cybercrimes division began investigating Cascione after noting potential fraudulent activity. They soon came to believe Cascione had embezzled more than $58,000 from the bank accounts of several Girl Scout troops and the Girl Scouts Service Unit.
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