Former CFO of Houston Engineering Firm Charged with Embezzling Millions of Dollars

HOUSTON—A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Christopher McCullough, 47, with interstate transportation of stolen property in connection with his alleged embezzlement of more than $3 million, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today. McCullough, currently of Frederic, Colo., and formerly of Houston, allegedly committed the offense while serving as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of LJA Engineering (LJA).

Agents with the FBI arrested McCullough this morning in Colorado and he is expected to make his initial appearance before a U.S. Magistrate Judge in Denver this afternoon. A date for his arraignment in Houston will be set at a future time