OLYMPIA, Wash. – A former Washington State employee, Matthew Randall Ping, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for embezzling nearly $900,000.

Ping, an Olympia resident, pled guilty in June to charges stemming from his actions between 2019 and 2023. According to the US District Attorney's Office, Ping used a sophisticated scheme to exploit his credit card access to embezzle significant amounts of money.

His coworkers were responsible for reviewing and approving his credit card transactions. However, Ping would present false lists of transactions during these reviews to cover up his misdeeds.

The US District Attorney has described this case as the largest insider embezzlement from the state of Washington in the last 15 years.

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