Former Kingman Employee Pleads Guilty To 4 Counts Of Theft

By Casey Kuhn
Published: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 - 6:11pm
(Photo courtesy of Mohave County Sheriff's Office)
Diane Maxine Richards

Former budget analyst Diane Richards pleaded guilty to four counts of theft in an embezzlement scheme from 2007 to early 2015.

Officials say Richards used a city of Kingman credit card to pay for more than a $100,000 of personal expenses, then submitted false invoices to account for the money.

She also misappropriated more than $990,000 from a city trust account.

She faces up to nine and a quarter years in prison.

As part of her plea agreement, Richards will repay $1.1 million to Kingman and give up her state retirement benefits.