Joshua Weston, 41, was accused of stealing over $200,000 from a local car dealership and charged with Criminal Mischief, Theft and Embezzlement, and Fraudulent use or possession of identifying information.
While running Adobe Auto Sales from 2016 to 2024, Weston received reimbursement of $158,005.64 for Facebook advertising, court records stated. This money wasn’t paid directly by the company to Facebook. Instead, that amount of money would be paid directly out of a company bank account, not from an employee’s personal bank account who would then get reimbursed. In addition, court records said there were no receipts or other documents except for Weston’s word about what was received for these charges.
Court records stated Weston stole $55,106.57 from a company account after he already resigned. He was also accused of never repaying a $6,000 employee loan, court documents stated
Court records said Weston also intentionally deleted the Adobe Auto Sales Facebook account, which the company valued at $252,000. The page contained 14 years of customer data, advertising content, and valuable business history. deleting the account may have wiped out critical evidence. Weston was the only one with access to the Facebook account and deleted it without permission and without backing up the data, court records said. The page was valued based on its average business worth of $1,500 per month over 14 years.
