A longtime officer of the Harris County Sheriff's Office has been charged with multiple felonies related to an alleged embezzlement scheme at an upscale Houston shopping center, according to court records. Sergeant William A. Vides, 44, faces three forgery charges and one count of felony theft following an investigation into his tenure as head of security operations at Highland Village Shopping Center, according to authorities. The theft charge alone involves more than $300,000, according to Harris County court documents. The Harris County Sheriff's Office confirmed to ABC News that Vides has been on administrative leave since December 2024 pending an internal affairs investigation. "The findings of that investigation will be presented to the sheriff’s administrative discipline committee t

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