Here is teh case. The clerk is Catherine Ileen Spear (CIS)
http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/co/press_releases/archive/2006/July06/7_13_06.html
http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/getcase/10th/case/061296.html
Catherine Ileen Spear worked as an Examinations Assistant in the United States
Citizenship and Immigration Services Bureau (USCIS) in Denver, Colorado. The USCIS
handles applications and petitions regarding various citizenship and immigration matters.
Many submissions require payment of a fee, which the USCIS collects and processes.
Spear's position included processing the numerous submissions mailed into the USCIS as
well as collecting, recording, and depositing any accompanying fees. She also was
responsible for preparing program reports, managing travel for the Denver office,
and addressing building maintenance issues. She did not have the authority to
approve immigration applications.
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In early 2005, several applicants notified USCIS that their applications had
not been processed even though their money orders had been cashed. After an
investigation, the government determined Spear had stolen the funds. She
accomplished this by covering the first two letters from the payee line on money
orders submitted payable to "USCIS," relying upon the remaining "CIS" notation
to deposit the funds into her own accounts (based on her matching initials-
Catherine Ileen Spear). Forty-six money orders from immigration applications
totaling $11,210 were deposited into Spear's personal bank account. Spear
admitted, after depositing the funds into her personal bank account, she discarded
the accompanying applications.
Spear was charged with sixteen counts of embezzlement of government
property as well as an enhancement provision that applies when the value of the
embezzled property exceeds $1,000. She pleaded guilty to two counts of
embezzlement and the enhancement provision.