Canonsburg Man Guilty Of Embezzlement

A Canonsburg man pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of conspiracy fraud, conspiracy money laundering and tax fraud on August 23. Jonathan Weston, and his personal secretary identified as VP, embezzled $6.8 million from Hillandale Farms from October of 2005 through January of 2019. They then went on to launder money from businesses that they set up using the embezzled funds. Weston owned several car washes and Katie’s Kandy stores. They used that money to purchase cars, boats and a condominium. Weston also failed to file or filed false income tax returns from 2013 through 2018 owing the IRS $1.2 million in taxes. Weston will be sentenced in January. He could face 58 years in prison and more than $2.5 million in fines. Weston’s personal secretary VP died in 2019.