By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
It looks like it’s strike three for the ex-payroll manager for the San Francisco Giants.
The feds have charged Robin O’Connor, 41, of the San Francisco Bay area, with embezzling more than $1.5 million from the club’s employees, including players and buying fancy cars and a new home, the Associated Press reported.
AP reported that the team confronted her in July and she admitted diverting more than $600,000 from two Giants employees. She was fire immediately, according to an FBI affidavit, AP reported.
“We immediately notified the United States Attorney’s office and are working with the federal authorities to ensure that this matter is thoroughly investigated and that any wrongdoing is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” the team said in a statement, according to AP.
A team audit showed she had made 11 suspicious bank deposits totaling $1,513,836, an FBI affidavit said.
AP reported that she made $80,000 and was eligible for bonuses.
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