ST. LOUIS - An assistant professor at the Washington University School of Medicine has admitted to embezzling $412,000 from his employer, fraudulently ordering computer equipment and reselling it for personal profit.

Gary Grajales-Reyes, MD-PhD, a WashU Medicine assistant professor of pathology and immunology, pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to three counts of wire fraud. Prosecutors say he waived his right to a trial, moving the case directly to a guilty plea.

According to federal charging documents obtained by FOX 2, Grajales-Reyes submitted requisition requests to WashU Medicine for internal and external hard drives and graphics cards, falsely claiming that the computer equipment was for his WashU Medicine research laboratory.

WashU purchased the equipment through a vendor

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