Location: Exeter

Incident Date: 5/3/18

Case Number: 17-07136

Victim: E.M. Tharp, Inc./ Golden State Peterbilt

City: Exeter

Posted by: Media Relations

After an 8-month investigation, the Tulare County Sheriff's Office announces the arrest of 62-year-old Bruce Greer of Exeter. 

Deputies were first made aware of Bruce Greer during the investigation of his son, Justin Greer, for cattle theft and embezzlement of multiple victims in June of 2017. As a result of that investigation, Justin Greer was arrested on December 28, 2017 in Tarzan, Texas and is currently out on bond. 

In August of 2017, Tulare County Sheriff's Detectives located substantial evidence that Bruce Greer had been stealing money from his employer, E.M. Tharp, Inc./ Golden State Peterbilt, where he was the General Manager. 

Since that time, Tulare County Sheriff's Agricultural Crimes Detectives, in conjunction with the Tulare County District Attorney's Office Bureau of Investigations, located and examined numerous financial institution records used by Bruce Greer. After an extensive examination of those records, Detectives determined that Bruce Greer had embezzled at least $1.1 million over the last five years from the company. 

The Tulare County District Attorney's Office filed charges against Greer on April 30 and a warrant was issued for his arrest that same day. Bruce Greer surrendered himself to authorities on May 3. He is currently being held on a $1.9 million bond.