Carla Jo Mires, Embezzlement, Oklahoma 2014

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – Carla Jo Mires, a former employee of Union Mutual Insurance Company, has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison for her role in an embezzlement scheme.

Mires, who worked in the accounting office at Union Mutual, was found to have forged a check from the company that went directly to her personal account. In addition to the prison sentence, she was also ordered to pay $168,386.89 in restitution to the IRS and the victims of her scheme.

The embezzlement scheme also involved Mires filing a false tax return for 2008, failing to report the income she had embezzled from her employer. This crime earned her an additional punishment of two years in prison.

Mires was charged by information on August 14, 2014 and pled guilty on September 3, 2014. As part of her plea deal, she agreed to pay restitution to the IRS and the victims of her scheme.

At the sentencing hearing, Judge Joe Heaton ordered Mires to serve three years of supervised release after she completes her prison term. She was ordered to report to the Bureau of Prisons on January 13, 2015 to begin serving her sentence.

The case is the result of a joint investigation conducted by the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Travis D. Smith.

Mires’ actions have left her former employer with significant financial losses and a damaged reputation. The sentence handed down by Judge Heaton is a just punishment for her crimes.

This case serves as a reminder of the importance of accountability in the workplace and the consequences of embezzlement and tax evasion.