Employee Pleads Guilty To $68K Travel Expense Fraud Scheme

A 60-year-old salesman from York, ME pleaded guilty to a mail fraud scheme in which he stole $68,000 from his employer by way of phony hotel stays, according to SeaCoastOnline.com (Maine).

The man worked as a salesman for a FEMA Member, and covered territory in the northeastern U.S. The man admits that from October 2000 to November 2006, he submitted fraudulent travel expense reports, falsely listing hotel stays that did not occur, according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Northern District of Illinois western division office.

The man admitted to creating false receipts to support his fictitious hotel stays, and mailed expense reports and receipts, receiving checks, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. The sole mail-fraud charge to which he pleaded guilty to, carries a maximum potential prison sentence of 20 years without parole, and a fine of up to $250,000, as well as any restitution ordered by the court. His sentencing hearing is in late August.

You’ll want to watch for the July 1
Shortliner and Convention mailing for details on one of our guest speakers at the upcoming Atlanta Fall Convention. We have invited a member of the Society of Certified Fraud Examiners who has uncovered hundreds of embezzlements, to speak at the meeting. We hope to be able to announce his acceptance soon. Save the dates for the Atlanta Fall Convention, Nov. 4-7, 2009. Online registration opens July 6.