Ex-State Employee Sentenced for $878K Embezzlement Fueled by Gambling Addiction

Ex-state employee sentenced for $878K embezzlement fueled by gambling addiction

Matthew Ping, 48, gets 18 months in federal prison for embezzling $878K from Washington state, using fake vendors and tax fraud.

Olympia man sentenced for embezzling $900K from WA state

A former Washington state employee was sentenced to 18 months in prison today for his wire fraud scheme, stealing nearly $900,000 from his former employer, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. Matthew Randall Ping, a 48-year-old Olympia man, pleaded guilty in June 2025 to wire fraud and false tax returns. “This theft was not just the largest insider embezzlement from Washington State in the last 15 years; it also undermines trust in our st…

Former WA state worker sentenced for nearly $900,000 embezzlement

A former Washington state worker who admitted to embezzling nearly $900,000 in taxpayer funding to finance his gambling addiction was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in federal prison.

Washington State employee sentenced for $900,000 embezzlement scheme

OLYMPIA, Wash. – A former Washington State employee, Matthew Randall Ping, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for embezzling nearly $900,000.

Former WA employee sentenced for ‘largest insider embezzlement in 15 years’ from the state

In all, Ping secretly executed 210 fraudulent transactions. He embezzled $878,115 from the state, according to Miller.

Former WA state worker sentenced for nearly $900K embezzlement

The federal courthouse in Tacoma. (Photo by Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State StandardTACOMA — A former Washington state worker who admitted to embezzling nearly $900,000 in taxpayer funding to finance his gambling addiction was sentenced Thursday to 18 months in federal prison.  Matthew Ping, an ex-employee at the Office of Administrative Hearings, will also need to pay $1.1 million in restitution for the money he stole and unpaid taxes on…