– A Wayne County man has been sentenced for embezzling more than $166,000 from his former employer.
Jason Garza, 46, of Wyandotte, was sentenced to 24 to 240 months of incarceration after pleading guilty to ten felony charges in connection with embezzling from Montway Auto Transport, according to a release from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office.
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He was charged in June 2025 and convicted of the following:
- One count of Embezzlement More Than $100,000;
- One count of Embezzlement More Than $50,000 but Less Than $100,000;
- One count of Embezzlement More Than $1,000 but Less Than $20,000;
- Three corresponding counts of Using a Computer to Commit a Crime; and
- Four counts of Failure to File Income Taxes.
Between 2021 and 2022, while working for Montway Auto Transport in Canton Township, Garza gave customers unauthorized discounts in exchange for direct payments that were sent to him through peer-to-peer mobile apps.
He kept the money for his own use and did not pass any of it on to the company, according to the release.
As a result, Garza has also been ordered to repay more than $500,000 in restitution to the Michigan Department of Treasury, Montway LLC, and Travelers Insurance.
“When employees steal from their employers, they jeopardize not only the victimized businesses but also the livelihoods of their coworkers,” Nessel said at the time the defendant was convicted. “I am grateful for the investigative efforts of the FBI that uncovered these thefts, and for the prosecutors in my office who are committed to protecting Michigan residents, businesses and customers alike, from fraud and theft.”