A California executive manager is facing a federal wire fraud charge after prosecutors say he stole more than $2.3 million from the Placer County company where he worked and spent most of the money gambling.
Christopher William Edward Abplanalp, 38, of Roseville, is accused of diverting money from his employer between February 2023 and July 2025 through several methods, including redirecting company funds, collecting payments directly from clients and sending vendor rebates and refunds to his personal account.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California says Abplanalp also repeatedly charged one client’s credit card for products the client never ordered and invoices that did not exist, then transferred the proceeds to himself…