Amy C. Fletcher, Embezzlement, Vermont 2016

Derby Line Woman Jailed for Embezzlement

Amy C. Fletcher, a 45-year-old resident of Derby Line, Vermont, has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for embezzling nearly $290,000 from Derby Line Ambulance.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont, Fletcher was the office manager of Derby Line Ambulance from 2009 to 2012, a period during which she embezzled the large sum of money. During her time at the ambulance service, which provides emergency medical transport to five northern Vermont towns, Fletcher was in charge of the finances and was responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the organization.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office stated that Fletcher pleaded guilty to wire fraud and filing a false tax return in June 2015. At the time of her plea, Fletcher admitted to stealing the money from Derby Line Ambulance over a period of three years, using it to fund personal expenses and other unauthorized activities.

At sentencing yesterday in the U.S. District Court in Brattleboro, Vermont, defense counsel David Sleigh urged the court to impose a non-incarcerative sentence, arguing that mass incarceration was not an effective solution to the problem of white-collar crime. However, Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Darrow urged the court to impose a jail term, arguing that Fletcher’s actions had caused significant harm to the ambulance service and its employees.

In the end, the court sided with the prosecution, sentencing Fletcher to 15 months in prison. In addition to her prison term, Fletcher was also ordered to pay restitution to Derby Line Ambulance in the amount of $289,864, the full amount of the money she stole.

The case was investigated by the Criminal Investigation Division of the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont praised the agencies for their work on the case, saying that their efforts had helped to bring a white-collar thief to justice.

Amy C. Fletcher, the defendant, is scheduled to report to the Bureau of Prisons on June 21, 2016, to begin serving her sentence. The full name of the defendant is Amy C. Fletcher, and she is a resident of Derby Line, Vermont.

The exact date of the crime is not specified in the source, but it is known that Fletcher embezzled the money from Derby Line Ambulance between 2009 and 2012. The exact date of sentencing is June 21, 2016.

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