Feds charge woman with embezzling $562K from employer
By Peter Hall, The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) | |
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Despite owner
Early the next morning firefighters were called to the offices of
In the aftermath of the fire, according to court documents, Straub asked Yaroma whether he suspected her of starting the blaze. She then admitted that she had used
Later, Straub told him she had misappropriated between
Straub, 41, of
Those are likely to take the place of 2012 charges of arson, theft, computer trespass, receiving stolen property and evidence tampering in
Her attorney
Straub will likely plead guilty to the fraud, identity theft and tax evasion charges, Waldron said. He is negotiating how much restitution she will be required to pay, since it will play a role in determining how long she will serve in prison, he said.
A spokeswoman for the
Nair said the federal charges against Straub in the
"The federal investigation went further and we believe we discovered a greater amount of theft based on the forensic accounting," Nair said.
In court papers, prosecutors say Straub used her position as office manager to access the company's business checking account between 2006 and 2010 to make payments on her husband's credit card accounts.
She also allegedly used the company's credit card to purchase goods and services for herself, including a
In 2009, Straub reported her income to the
The allegations she stole from
In 1999, Straub, then known as
According to an affidavit filed in the most recent
Yaroma, who died about a year after the fire, believed the business was being properly managed. But sometime around
An
When he learned of the discrepancies, Yaroma began an audit of the company's finances, and discovered parcel service deliveries to the
When Straub overheard Yaroma discussing the audit with another employee, she became concerned, asking why he was doing it. Yaroma noticed Straub had been working late nights and weekends, and asked why. She replied that she had taken out a second mortgage to pay for her daughter's volleyball trips and other expenses.
Yaroma called a staff meeting
A co-worker noticed that Straub had posted on Facebook that she was at the office on
An investigation after the fire, which was reported shortly before
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