, /PRNewswire/ — Granite Telecommunications confirmed today that a former employee, George Meegan, has been indicted on criminal charges including larceny, filing a false tax return and money laundering. The charges arise from a Granite internal investigation which revealed that Meegan had used his company credit card to purchase gift cards which he falsely claimed he was donating to local charities as part of the company’s charitable programs.
Granite has donated over $400 million to charitable causes since 2002 and has consistently been recognized as one of the most philanthropic companies in Massachusetts. Granite’s investigation revealed that Meegan abused a position of trust with respect to Granite’s charitable activities to carry out this criminal activity. Through its investigation, Granite learned that Meegan represented to Granite that he had given the gift cards to charitable causes. In fact, Meegan kept the gift cards — worth over $225,000 — for his personal use.
Granite immediately alerted authorities after it discovered Meegan’s scheme, and the company has cooperated fully with law enforcement investigators throughout their investigation.
SOURCE Granite Telecommunications, LLC
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