HUTCHINSON, Kan —A Hutchinson man was arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of embezzlement involving a local company. Fifty-four-year-old Anthony Joseph Mills faces potential charges of embezzlement and computer crimes.
It was around 9 a.m. Thursday that officers responded to B & B Hydraulics in reference to a theft. Officers learned that an employee of the business had used company funds to pay personal debts from 2017 to the present. Through the investigation, detectives determined that the total loss was approximately $384,000 over that period.
Searches were conducted at several locations, both in Hutchinson and Reno County, where evidence was retrieved with help from state parole and the Reno County Sheriff’s Department.
The investigation into this case continues. If anyone has any further information, they are requested to contact the Hutchinson police at (620) 694-2816, Crime Stoppers of Reno County at (620) 694-2666 or use the P3 tips app.