On October 18, 2024, a DEA Accounting Technician assigned to the DEA’s Phoenix Division in Arizona was arrested and pleaded guilty on the same date following an Information charging him with one count of embezzlement by an employee of the United States. Scott Knox was charged and pleaded guilty in the District of Arizona. According to the factual statement in support of the guilty plea, in or about September 2023, Knox willfully and knowingly embezzled $75,546 from a DEA Imprest Fund account by unlawfully removing cash deposits from the vault, which were under his possession and control based on his employment with the DEA. Knox’s plea agreement includes restitution for the full amount of funds he embezzled and his resignation from the DEA. The investigation is being conducted by the OIG’s Tucson Office; digital forensic assistance was provided by the OIG’s Cyber Investigations Office.
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