Man pleads not guilty to embezzlement for credit card fraud from Palm Desert business
A man suspected of never returning a company credit card and using it to make personal purchases after resigning from a Palm Desert business was charged Friday with embezzlement.
David Grodski, 58, is accused of making $3,488.31 in purchases with the card after being fired from the business, located in the 7300 block of El Paseo. Grodski allegedly made the purchases between Dec. 22 and Christmas Day, said sheriff’s Sgt. Kirk Steines.
A search warrant was served at Grodski’s residence Wednesday in the 73200 block of Catalina Way in Palm Desert, where deputies recovered more than $2,000 worth of property related to the thefts, Steines said.
Grodski was arrested at the Red Barn, a Palm Desert restaurant, on Wednesday afternoon, according to county jail records.
After pleading not guilty this afternoon, he must return to court Monday morning for a felony settlement conference.
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