{"id":8714,"date":"2015-01-22T12:50:10","date_gmt":"2015-01-22T20:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=8714"},"modified":"2015-01-22T12:51:46","modified_gmt":"2015-01-22T20:51:46","slug":"woman-embezzled-300000-employer-given-prison-sentence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=8714","title":{"rendered":"Woman Who Embezzled More Than $300,000 from Employer Given Prison Sentence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1073\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/criminal_justice_jurisprudence-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"criminal_justice_jurisprudence (2)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>SPRINGFIELD, MO<\/strong>\u2014A woman who embezzled more than $300,000 from her employer was sentenced on Tuesday to two years and six months in federal prison, officials said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips<\/strong> also ordered <strong>Sarah N. Underwood,<\/strong> 36, of Galena, to pay $311,280 in restitution to Fall Creek Condominium and $95,008 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service, for total restitution payments of $406,288.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said Underwood spent some of the money to buy a condominium, a 2012 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a 2012 Yamaha wave-runner.<\/p>\n<p>On March 17, 2014, Underwood plead guilty to wire fraud, money laundering and failure to file a tax return.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are the facts and circumstances surrounding this case, according to officials.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Underwood worked as the community manager for Fall Creek Condominium in Branson, Mo., from Jan. 15, 2007, until she was fired on Sept. 7, 2012, when her theft was discovered.<\/li>\n<li>Fall Creek and its owners association has 639 condominiums owned by individuals and under its association.<\/li>\n<li>Among other duties, Underwood was responsible for the book-keeping and financial affairs of Fall Creek, and was an authorized signatory on the checking accounts.<\/li>\n<li>Underwood\u2019s wire fraud, money laundering scheme, and tax fraud extended over two years and totaled $406,288 in losses to her employer and the government.<\/li>\n<li>Underwood conducted numerous unauthorized electronic bank transfers and wrote $311,280 in unauthorized checks from the bank accounts of the Fall Creek Condominium Owner\u2019s Association over a two-year period.<\/li>\n<li>Underwood also received two paychecks every two weeks from Fall Creek. Underwood deposited these checks into her bank accounts and spent the money on personal expenses and purchasing luxury items.<\/li>\n<li>For example, Underwood admitted that she spent $76,287 to purchase a Shelby Mustang and used $25,505 to purchase a condominium at Fall Creek. Underwood also purchased a 2012 Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a 2012 Yamaha wave-runner.<\/li>\n<li>Underwood used a cashier\u2019s check written on her employer\u2019s bank account \u00a0to purchase a 2012 Ford F350 Super Duty 4X4 Crew Cab Truck for $56,169.<\/li>\n<li>The truck was registered to Mstrmind Enterprises, a company owned by her and her boyfriend, which performed construction and rehabilitation work at Fall Creek.<\/li>\n<li>Underwood was responsible for running the business affairs of Mstrmind, while her boyfriend, who was also employed by Fall Creek, was the project manager and responsible for the actual construction or rehabilitation project.<\/li>\n<li>The embezzlement scheme included an $80,000 check written to Mstrmind for work that was never performed.<\/li>\n<li>Underwood also admitted that she failed to file federal tax returns for 2010, 2011 and 2012.<\/li>\n<li>According to court documents, after pleading guilty in this case, Underwood became involved in another incident that further casts suspicion on her because of monies from a not-for-profit organization that were in her possession and went missing.<\/li>\n<li>On May 13, 2014, the Branson, Mo., Police Department received a report from<strong> Biker\u2019s Against Drunk Drivers<\/strong>\u00a0regarding the possible theft of a bank deposit totaling $1,997.<\/li>\n<li>Although Bikers Against Drunk Drivers chose not to proceed with a criminal prosecution, court documents note, Underwood engaged in behavior that placed her under suspicion for theft and fraud while she was facing a sentencing for similar conduct perpetrated against a different victim.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPRINGFIELD, MO\u2014A woman who embezzled more than $300,000 from her employer was sentenced on Tuesday to two years and six months in federal prison, officials said. 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