Clovis man gets 10 years for embezzlement

SANTA FE — A former Clovis CPA has been sentenced to 10 years for embezzling $296,000 from the New Mexico Cattle Growers Foundation in eastern New Mexico.
Charles Fleming, 56, pleaded guilty to embezzling $296,000 from the foundation, where he served as treasurer from 2010-2011. He used the money to pay personal expenses and business expenses for his private accounting firm in Clovis, according to the state Taxation and Revenue Department.
Ninth Judicial District Court Judge Donna Mowrer s