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Chandler Cox Communications employee arrested, accused of stealing $68K from company

By FOX 10 Staff

Published December 2, 2020 12:26pm MST

Crime and Public Safety

Chandler Cox Communications employee arrested, accused of stealing $68K from company

CHANDLER, Ariz. - A Chandler Cox Communications employee was arrested after police say he embezzled nearly $70,000 from the company.

Chandler police say they began investigating Placido Vasquez in June and discovered he had been stealing money from the company for nearly two years.

Investigators say Vasquez, a store manager, would falsify computer entry payments by customers.

Following the investigation, Vasquez was arrested on Nov. 22. He is accused of theft charges.

Placido Vasquez

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