https://www.21alivenews.com/2025/04/29/very-sneaky-former-angola-cfo-assistant-accused-money-laundering/

A former chief financial officer for a company headquartered in Angola and his assistant are accused of laundering thousands of dollars for personal use.

Michael Campo, 58, of Mokena, Illinois, has been charged with felony money laundering, corrupt business influence and six counts of theft. His former assistant, 34-year-old Kalyn Bruce, of New Haven, is also accused of money laundering and corrupt business influence, as well as four counts of theft.

An Angola Police Department detective began looking into the alleged laundering last year when EnTrust Capital Management’s director of finance and accounting reported company theft of up to nearly $200,000, court records show. Thomas Blake Sr., the company’s owner, told detectives he did not approve any of the alleged personal purchases.

Blake said it should have been evident to someone with Campo’s experience that using the company’s money for personal expenses was not only a breach of trust, but also a criminal act.

“These responsibilities are not optional but rather the foundation of any senior financial role, particularly one entrusted with managing millions of dollars in corporate assets,” Blake said to detectives.

An investigation found that Campo allegedly used company funds for a variety of personal purchases, including:

$10,593 for a boat and trailer;

$5,789.60 paid to a travel agency;

$1,382.60 for a flight for his wife from New York to Milan; and

$1,120.70 for a jeweler.

Another of Campo’s former assistants told an investigator the former CFO was a “thief.”

"He is an embezzler," she told the investigator. “He is a con artist.”

“He is a scammer.”

The former assistant also told an investigator that Campo and Bruce were “very sneaky.” She claimed Bruce used company funds to pay for a cruise, dental care for her child and putting her dog down.

“She’s just as guilty as Mike to be honest,” the former assistant told an investigator, “we’ve said that from day one.”

Bruce allegedly used company funds for more than $50,000 worth of purchases, including:

A $3,249.38 to a car dealership;

$2,000 to a local orthodontics clinic; and

A $1,950 payment to a higher education service.

Campo is set to go to trial in the case in January. Online court records show Bruce’s Monday initial hearing was canceled with no future court dates listed.