Matthew Mercuro, the 36-year-old chief financial officer for fellow San Clemente resident Ryan Sheckler‘s businesses, was arrested and charged today with embezzling more than $365,000 from the 19-year-old professional skateboarding sensation, according to the Orange County District Attorney.
According to the DA statement announcing the arrest:
Between June 2008 and April 2009, Mercuro worked as CFO for companies owned by professional skateboarder Ryan Sheckler. The defendant is accused of having access to the accounts of the two businesses, Ryan Sheckler Rips LLC and Sheckler Merch 2 LLC. He is accused of embezzling over $365,000 from these companies by transferring money from the corporate accounts into personal accounts and the account of his wife and a friend.
