Carol Dacaymat Casilla, Embezzlement, Washington 2024

Spokane Accountant Sentenced to 24 Months in Prison for Stealing from Medical Practice

A Spokane accountant has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for embezzling over $715,000 from a Spokane medical practice.

United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced Carol Dacaymat Casilla to 24 months in federal prison on November 27, 2024, in connection with her fraud and embezzlement of more than $715,000 from Spokane Dermatology Clinic (SDC), a dermatological practice located in Spokane.

According to court documents and information presented at the sentencing hearing, between May 2020 and March 2023, Casilla was employed as an accountant by SDC. While employed at SDC, Casilla used her position to fraudulently issue company checks to herself and deposit them into her own personal accounts, and to make electronic funds transfers using company funds toward her personal credit cards.

Casilla made hundreds of fraudulent transfers in this manner, stealing more than $715,000 in total.

“Ms. Casilla betrayed her employer’s trust and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars,” stated United States Attorney Vanessa Waldref. “Accountants and financial professionals like Ms. Casilla are given a significant amount of control over a company’s finances. This sentence should send a message that those who abuse their positions of trust to enrich themselves will be held accountable.”

Casilla’s sentence includes 3 years of supervised release, as well as restitution to the victims in the amount of $715,255.09.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Spokane Resident Agency. Assistant United States Attorney Dan Fruchter prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.

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