Embezzlement Case Closed Before Evidence was In

Brian Wheeler was arrested on November 23, 2021, and by December 7, 2021 he had already reached a preliminary plea agreement with the assistant prosecuting attorney. He officially pleaded no contest and entered into an agreement on January 24, 2022, but this agreement was not available in the court documents. He died a few days later on January 27, 2022.

According to the preliminary plea agreement, the “DA will not charge additional counts of misuse of bond funds, and will agree to sentencing within guideline range if suspect pleads as charged by CC arraignment.”

Embezzlement crimes take time to investigate. Gathering evidence takes time, yet this case was closed in just two months. Why?

The District Attorney did not wait until all the evidence was available before closing the case. The CashApp was a key piece of evidence that was not available when the plea agreement was made. The CashApp data could have provided evidence of additional crimes Wheeler could have been charged with, and the police did not receive the CashApp data until March.

In addition, once the police and District Attorney had the CashApp data, they did not charge anyone else in relation to the embezzlement. What did the CashApp reveal? Where did the money go?