Two former Harris County Tax Office employees and two local business owners have been charged with allegedly defrauding taxpayers out of tens of thousands of dollars by illegally processing vehicle registrations and title transfers.
Adriana De La Rosa, 43, owner of Bella’s Multiservices based in South Houston, is among the three suspects taken into custody.
Oswaldo “Oz” Perez, 51, who is also affiliated with Bella’s Multiservices, remains wanted as of this writing.
Social media posts from De La Rosa’s accounts on Facebook and TikTok previously showed stacks of Texas vehicle registration stickers and license plates, advertising services that promised quick processing without meeting standard requirements.
Her posts included claims to save customers from “unnecessary fees” with “no inspection[s] needed.”
Former Harris County Tax Office employees Sarah Ambria Anderson, 31, and Renisha…
This category refers to crimes committed by employees or insiders against their own organizations. It is often the most damaging because the perpetrator has authorized access to systems.
- Asset Misappropriation: The most common form, involving the theft of company resources. This ranges from simple “skimming” (taking cash before it’s recorded) to complex schemes involving the theft of inventory or intellectual property.
- Payroll Fraud: Employees may create “ghost employees” on the system, falsify their own timesheets to claim unworked overtime, or divert salary payments to their own accounts.
- Financial Statement Fraud: Management deliberately misrepresents the company’s financial health by inflating revenue or hiding liabilities to attract investors or meet performance bonuses.