Two First Security executives could serve prison time if convicted of accusations that they billed thousands of dollars worth of personal services to the company.
Prosecutors say Clement Jackson, 46, stole more than $100,000 worth of goods and services while working for the First Security Service Co. He was the company's vice president and manager for facilities operations before he was fired in June 1998, company spokesman Adrian Gostick said.Durell Dibb, 47, had his house painted and his cars repaired -- services totaling more than $5,000. He charged the work to the company -- forging documents to make it appear the work was done to First Security properties, court documents allege.
Dibb, Jackson's boss, was senior vice president and manager of corporate facilities. Dibb is on paid administrative leave, Gostick said.
First Security Service Co. is owned by the same parent company as First Security Bank, Gostick said. It provides services, such as motor pool management and facilities maintenance, to the bank.
An internal audit revealed that the two men were forging documents and taking services, according to charges filed this week in 3rd District Court. Gostick did not comment on the audit, only saying the company was "cooperating with local authorities completely."
Between July 1995 and May 1998, Jackson allegedly had 12 vendors provide him with cars, home repairs and other goods. He is also accused of forging three invoices from the Equipment Repair Co., an enterprise owned by his father.
Dibb charged the services between September 1996 through May 1998. When asked by investigators, Dibb said he was "too busy" to pay attention to what Jackson was doing, according to court documents.
Jackson and Dibb each face a count of theft of services, a second-degree felony. Neither has been booked into jail.