The Pasadena Chamber of Commerce financial director has been accused of embezzling $1.6 million to fund trips and plastic surgery.
Jamie Huffar, 46, is facing the following charges: False statement to obtain credit; fraudulent use or possession of identifying information; misapplication of fiduciary property or property of financial institution crime; and two counts of forgery financial instrument.
Huffar allegedly defrauded the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce in a number of ways, which included opening credit cards in the organization’s name, forging signatures to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars, taking out loans in the Chamber’s name and more.
Huffar’s bond was set at $1,250,000.
Source: Click2Houston.com, “Pasadena Chamber of Commerce financial director accused of embezzling $1.6 million for plastic surgery, trips,” by Brittany Taylor, March 6, 2023