{"id":61417,"date":"2026-08-11T21:19:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T04:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=61417"},"modified":"2026-08-11T21:19:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T04:19:42","slug":"former-williams-sonoma-executive-admits-16-3-million-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=61417","title":{"rendered":"Former Williams-Sonoma Executive Admits $16.3 Million Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2782 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IRS-Criminal-Investigation.-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IRS-Criminal-Investigation.-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IRS-Criminal-Investigation.-120x76.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IRS-Criminal-Investigation.-308x192.jpg 308w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/IRS-Criminal-Investigation..jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>SAN FRANCISCO<\/strong> <\/span>\u2014 A former Williams-Sonoma executive pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal fraud and money laundering charges, admitting that he collected more than $12.2 million in kickbacks and helped divert over $4.1 million in real estate broker commissions, officials announced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 20px;\">Eric Marsiglia, 52, of Olive Branch, Mississippi, pleaded guilty to two wire fraud conspiracy charges and one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-ndca\/pr\/former-williams-sonoma-executive-pleads-guilty-fraud-and-money-laundering-conspiracies\">U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the Northern District of California<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 20px;\">Marsiglia served as Williams-Sonoma\u2019s vice president of engineering, projects, planning, facilities and real estate. He had the authority to award vendor contracts and was responsible for selecting and leasing warehouse space across the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 20px;\">His duties also included purchasing forklifts, steel storage racks and other warehouse equipment and services.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"331\" data-end=\"1062\">\n<li data-section-id=\"1jwl7fd\" data-start=\"331\" data-end=\"396\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"333\" data-end=\"347\">Defendant:<\/strong> Eric Marsiglia, 52, of Olive Branch, Mississippi<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"87qcjq\" data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"500\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"399\" data-end=\"419\">Former position:<\/strong> Williams-Sonoma vice president overseeing warehouses, facilities and real estate<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"dm7k7y\" data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"566\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"503\" data-end=\"515\">Charges:<\/strong> Three fraud and money laundering conspiracy counts<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1w9f3g1\" data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"616\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"569\" data-end=\"592\">Kickbacks admitted:<\/strong> More than $12.2 million<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1y6zu9f\" data-start=\"617\" data-end=\"674\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"651\">Broker commissions diverted:<\/strong> More than $4.1 million<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"7c3ktt\" data-start=\"675\" data-end=\"727\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"677\" data-end=\"703\">Total admitted losses:<\/strong> More than $16.3 million<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1jsa92k\" data-start=\"728\" data-end=\"782\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"730\" data-end=\"750\">Scheme operated:<\/strong> Approximately 2018 through 2022<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"14freoe\" data-start=\"783\" data-end=\"813\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"785\" data-end=\"803\">Shell company:<\/strong> REM Group<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1qa8rtu\" data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"849\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"816\" data-end=\"836\">Sentencing date:<\/strong> Nov. 3, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"bmr31z\" data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"901\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"862\">Judge:<\/strong> U.S. District Judge Richard G. Seeborg<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"19v0g37\" data-start=\"902\" data-end=\"974\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"904\" data-end=\"914\">Court:<\/strong> U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1qmed2y\" data-start=\"1008\" data-end=\"1062\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong data-start=\"1010\" data-end=\"1035\">Investigating agency:<\/strong> IRS Criminal Investigation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 20px;\">Marsiglia is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 3 by U.S. District Judge Richard G. Seeborg.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 20px;\">Each wire fraud conspiracy charge carries a maximum statutory sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The money laundering conspiracy charge carries a maximum of 20 years and a $500,000 fine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 20px;\">In his plea agreement, Marsiglia admitted that he conspired to defraud the San Francisco-based retailer from about 2018 through 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 20px;\">Prosecutors said Marsiglia accepted kickbacks in exchange for steering Williams-Sonoma contracts to three New Jersey companies that supplied forklifts, warehouse racking systems and machinery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 20px;\">To receive and conceal the payments, Marsiglia established a shell company called REM Group. More than $12.2 million in kickbacks was funneled through the company, according to his admissions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 20px;\">Marsiglia also admitted participating in a second scheme involving real estate broker commissions connected to Williams-Sonoma warehouses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 20px;\">From 2020 through 2022, he directed commission payments to bank accounts controlled by REM Group instead of the firm entitled to receive the money. Marsiglia then distributed portions of the proceeds to himself and his co-conspirators.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 20px;\">More than $4.1 million in broker commissions was misappropriated through that scheme, prosecutors said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 20px;\">Marsiglia admitted that he concealed both schemes from Williams-Sonoma and participated in financial transactions intended to disguise the source, ownership and control of the fraud proceeds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 20px;\">A federal grand jury initially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-ndca\/pr\/former-executive-williams-sonoma-inc-charged-three-others-alleged-multi-million-dollar\">indicted Marsiglia and three co-defendants<\/a> on April 11, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times; font-size: 20px;\">The co-defendants were Kourosh Mirmehdi, Augusto Alizo and Michael Podhurst. 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