Shop supervisor admits to embezzling more than $1 million from the Claremont Colleges

Shop supervisor admits to embezzling more than $1 million from the Claremont Colleges

LOS ANGELES — A Santa Clarita man pleaded guilty today to a federal charge for embezzling more than $1 million from his employer, The Claremont Colleges Services, where he was an electrical shop supervisor. Steven Cowles, 45, entered a plea in downtown Los Angeles to one count of wire fraud. As a shop supervisor, Cowles was responsible for maintaining electrical components at the college institutions, including ordering parts and supplies when n…

Former TCCS employee pleads guilty to embezzling over $1 million

Steven Anthony Cowles, formerly employed by The Claremont Colleges Services, pleaded guilty to embezzlement of over $1 million. Courtesy: Pomona College A former employee of The Claremont Colleges Services (TCCS), Steven Anthony Cowles, pleaded guilty to embezzlement of over $1 million from the Claremont Colleges from Aug. 2015 to July 2024. Cowles was an electrical shop supervisor and embezzled $1,000,571 through 1,343 unauthorized wire transac…