Christine Diane Todd, Tax Evasion, Missouri 2011
Christine Diane Todd, a 37-year-old woman from Columbia, Missouri, was at the center of a massive embezzlement scheme that netted her over $257,000 in stolen cash from her employer, Major Brands, Inc.
Todd's duties as branch credit manager included processing payments from customers, but she used her position to steal a portion of the cash received, totaling $257,688 over a four-year period from January 2003 to October 2006.
According to the evidence presented in court, Todd's 2005 income tax return falsely reported her income, while her 2006 return failed to report $100,832 that she embezzled from Major Brand Foods in 2005.
The case against Todd was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lawrence E. Miller and investigated by IRS-Criminal Investigation, the FBI, and the Columbia, Mo., Police Department.
On November 28, 2011, Todd pleaded guilty to making a false income tax return, and on June 6, 2012, she was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Nanette Laughrey to 15 months in federal prison without parole.
Todd was also ordered to pay $318,938 in restitution, a significant amount that reflects the full extent of her crimes.
As a result of her sentence, Todd will serve time behind bars for her role in the embezzlement scheme, and she will also be forced to pay back the stolen funds.
Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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