Commercial Printing Industry : Year in Review

The circumstances weren’t so fortunate for Cesar Gomez. The 41-year-old died after the one-ton lift truck he was operating at a Houston printing company toppled onto him. Gomez had been trying to maneuver the crane to another location when its base failed and the machine fell over.

The former bookkeeper at shuttered Oregon printer IP/Koke Printing was charged with bilking the firm of more than $1.5 million. Victoria Monfore, 48, pleaded guilty to theft and identity theft crimes, and was sentenced to 24 years in prison. Prosecutors said Monfore wrote herself 234 company checks totaling $1.56 million, with much of the money spent on 30 resorts trips to Las Vegas.