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Edmond man faces trial on embezzlement charge
EDMOND — An Edmond man will stand trial on allegations he embezzled funds from a child advocacy organization, Attorney General Drew Edmondson announced Friday.
Eugene M. Naukam III, of Edmond, waived a preliminary hearing and will stand trial on one count of conspiracy to commit a felony and 41 counts of embezzlement for his alleged role in a scheme to steal funds from the Court Appointed Special Advocate Association.
Naukam worked as a special projects coordinator at the association while his wife, Anna Marie Naukam, of Edmond, served as its executive director.
A date has not been set for Eugene M. Naukam’s Oklahoma County District Court trial.
Jeff Byers, Eugene Naukam’s attorney, declined to comment on the case Friday.
Anna Naukam pleaded guilty Sept. 4 to one count of conspiracy to commit a felony and 148 counts of embezzlement. She was ordered to serve a 35-year sentence, with 15 years incarceration followed by 20 years of probation, and ordered to pay $549,024.11 in restitution.
The Naukams maintained a home at 416 Santa Fe Terrace, according to court papers.
On an unknown date in 2001, Anna Naukam allegedly obtained a credit card in the name of the association using the Edmond address. In 2002, before his employment with the association, Eugene Naukam allegedly obtained a credit card in the name of the association using the address. The Naukams also allegedly made credit card payments from association funds.
The Naukams were indicted by a multi-county grand jury Aug. 18 on allegations they spent taxpayer and donated funds during a six-year period on clothing, home remodel work, football tickets, college tuition, cosmetic surgery, dental expenses, health club memberships, magazine subscriptions, veterinarian bills and vacation expenses.
Stores they frequented included Home Depot, Kohl’s, Foley’s, Victoria’s Secret and Eddie Bauer. Also, they allegedly made 20 payments to the University of Oklahoma for tuition and 68 purchases or transactions in Lubbock, Texas, for items including Texas Tech University athletic tickets, the indictment stated.
Other alleged payments were made for cosmetic surgery, personal dental expenses, a subscription for Playboy magazine and vacation packages, according to the indictment.
CASA is an umbrella organization for local Court Appointed Special Advocate programs across the state. They consist of volunteers appointed by judges to advocate for a child involved in the family courts or social service system.
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