Hesperia man sentenced for embezzling over $1.2 million from his employer

Rene Ray De La Cruz, Victorville Daily Press
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Darrell Pike, 57, of was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Boston for embezzling over $1.2 million from his employer over 16 years, the Department of Justice reported.
Darrell Pike, 57, of was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Boston for embezzling over $1.2 million from his employer over 16 years, the Department of Justice reported.

A Hesperia man will serve three years in a federal prison for embezzling over $1.2 million from his employer, the Department of Justice reported.

On Thursday, Darrell Pike, 57, was sentenced in Boston. After serving his prison sentence, he will be on supervised release for three years, with the first nine months to be served at home, the DOJ said. Pike was also ordered to pay restitution and forfeiture of $1,232,001.

In October 2022, Pike pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud.

Pike was the general manager of an Ontario subsidiary of a supply and service company based in Wilmington, Massachusetts.

From 2005 to 2021, Pike prepared and submitted invoices to his employer on behalf of a fake temporary staffing company, Consumer Information Systems, for services the company provided at the Ontario business, according to the DOJ.

Through the fraudulent invoices, Pike caused the company to pay approximately $1,271,206 to Consumer Information Systems, which he deposited into a bank account he controlled.

Daily Press reporter Rene Ray De La Cruz may be reached at 760-951-6227 or RDeLaCruz@VVDailyPress.com. Follow him on Twitter @DP_ReneDeLaCruz

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