Following her sudden resignation, the longtime treasurer of a small Arizona county faces questions about her time in office.

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• (00:00 ) - An Unexpected Resignation


• (01:07 ) - Welcome to Oh My Fraud


• (03:23 ) - Listener Mail and Fraud Discussion


• (08:23 ) - Santa Cruz County Background


• (09:50 ) - Liz Gut Far's Career and Sudden Resignation


• (10:50 ) - Investigation and Initial Findings


• (16:34 ) - Massive Embezzlement Uncovered


• (17:17 ) - Legal Actions and Allegations


• (24:58 ) - Fraud Techniques and Cover-Up


• (29:55 ) - Criminal Charges and Court Proceedings


• (40:12 ) - Lessons Learned and Conclusion

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Sources:

• Santa Cruz County’s Industry Clusters [SantaCruzCenter.org]
• County Treasurer Elizabeth Gutfahr resigns [Nogales International]
• Unrecorded money transfers trigger FBI investigation on former Santa Cruz Co. treasurer [News4Tucson]
• County Tells School, Fire Districts That Over $4 Million Has Disappeared [Patagonia Regional Times]
• County BOS, SEFD, Sonoita School District Release Statements on Missing Funds [Patagonia Regional Times]
• Supervisors Told $39.4 Million in County Funds Is Missing [Patagonia Regional Times]
• Report sheds light on Santa Cruz Co. Treasurer's alleged theft of $39 million [KGUN]
• A Santa Cruz County official is accused of stealing $39M. A lawmaker wants tighter controls [Arizona Republic]
• Santa Cruz County v. Elizabeth Gutfahr, et al.
• U.S. v. Elizabeth Gutfahr
• Former Arizona Elected Official Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement of More than $38M of County Funds [DOJ]
• Former Santa Cruz County Treasurer Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Stealing Over $38 Million in County Funds [DOJ]
• “One of the dumbest…crimes in Arizona state history” [KGUN]

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