A former Shelton resident has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for embezzling over $326,000 from her employer.
Miriam Dubay, 66, of Purcellville, Virginia, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 33 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for wire fraud.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Dubay was the bookkeeper for a small, family-owned business in Shelton. She had access to the company’s bank accounts, check stock, accounting books and records, and petty cash.
From at least as early as April 2010 and continuing through October 2016, Dubay engaged in a scheme to defraud her employer by writing checks on company check stock made out to ‘cash’ and either forging the signature on the checks by hand or by using a fraudulently obtained signature stamp.
Dubay either deposited the checks into her personal bank account or cashed the checks at the bank where her employer maintained its business account. Dubay forged 168 separate checks totaling $239,851.68.
As part of this embezzlement scheme, Dubay also stole 103 customer cash payments, totaling $86,279, instead of depositing the cash into the business’s bank account.
Judge Underhill ordered Dubay to make full restitution to her victim employer. On June 26, 2018, Dubay pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud.
Dubay, who is released on a $20,000 bond, was ordered to report to prison on January 16, 2019.
Key Facts
- State: Connecticut
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
ðŸâ€Â’ Get the grimiest stories delivered weekly. Subscribe free →
MORE FEDERAL CRIME NEWS
White Collar CrimeWhite Collar CrimeWhite Collar CrimeWhite Collar Crime