Ex-controller charged in Pa. drilling embezzlement

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The former controller of a natural gas drilling firm was charged in an ongoing federal investigation of more than $5.4 million allegedly embezzled from the western Pennsylvania business.

A 14-page criminal information filed Monday charges Cheryl Diane Brooks with one count of conspiracy and three counts each of mail fraud and filing false tax returns.

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