State v. Hughes

TIMMONS-GOODSON, Judge.

Robert Hughes (“defendant”) appeals from judgments entered upon his convictions based on his pleas of guilty to conspiracy, obtaining property by false pretense and five counts of aiding and abetting corporate malfeasance and his plea of no contest to felony accessing computers.

All charges arose from the embezzlement of $2,941,430.63 from the account of Excel Home Fashions, Inc. (“Excel”). Excel is a multinational corporation based in New York which manufactures shower curtains, tablecloths and related items. The crimes in issue concern the Excel plant located in…