Man pleads guilty to gambling money from $1.5M embezzlement scheme


by PAHOMEPAGE

PAHOMEPAGE— LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A man pleaded guilty to gambling over $1.5 million he was accused of embezzling from a Luzerne County HVAC Company. Wilkes-Barre resident Lawrence Malachefski faces up to 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and a term of supervised release for allegedly embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars in his role as []

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