Tulsa man arrested and charged with embezzlement after his employer made a payment error

Tulsa police arrested a man suspected of embezzling nearly $19,000 after his employer made a payment error.

Investigators said a Firehouse Subs manager told them that Larry Waldon was supposed to be paid for 31 hours but was accidentally paid for more than 3,100 hours.

The affidavit for Waldon states that he was paid $19,213.25 when he was actually owed $305.17.

When the general manager was notified and attempted to contact Waldon, he never received a response.

Waldon then failed to show up for his shift the next day and was fired.

When payroll company Firehouse Subs attempted to reverse the deposit, it was unsuccessful because there was no money in its account.

Investigators said Waldon eventually spoke to the manager and said it wasn’t his fault that he was overpaid.

Waldon was eventually arrested and charged with embezzlement.