A former Riverside County employee has been arrested for allegedly embezzling over $50,000 in county funds, officials said.
The Riverside Sheriff’s Department began an investigation into Renee Wilson in March, and the 51-year-old was arrested Tuesday on one count of misappropriation of public funds, three counts of grand theft, two counts of embezzlement by a public officer, and four counts of forgery.
Wilson is accused of misappropriating $54,000 in county funds. She began her employment with the department in 1998 and most recently worked in the Civil Division at Courts West…