According to a Thursday, June 3rd release by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania, Stephen Kaufman was charged with multiple counts including fraud, conspiracy, money laundering, embezzlement, and willful failure to file tax returns.  The indictment involves theft of approximately $6.8 million during his tenure with the company extending from October 2005 through January 2019.  During this time he diverted company funds to a series of companies that he controlled and laundered illegally acquired money to support real estate purchases and “lavish personal expenditures”.