An investigation into an alleged improper relationship at the UC Davis Fire Department led authorities to uncover numerous fraudulently submitted timesheets, $42,000 in unearned overtime pay for an executive assistant and what a prosecutor called evidence of “creepy behavior” by the fire chief with two female subordinate employees.
That’s how a criminal investigation unfolded in an embezzlement case at the University of California, Davis.
Meagan Emily McFadden, the accused executive assistant, was convicted on Thursday after pleading no contest to a felony charge of misappropriating public money. McFadden, 35, is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 19 in Yolo Superior Court…