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Elmira Woman Indicted for Embezzling Workers’ Pension and Health Care Money
A 62-year-old Elmira woman has been indicted on charges of embezzling money from Local Laborer’s 1358 employee pension and welfare benefit funds.
According to federal authorities, Linda Riner, who served as the Funds Administrator of the benefit plans, took advantage of her position to pay herself and her staff thousands of dollars in "Christmas bonuses" without authorization.
The indictment, handed down by a federal grand jury in Rochester, charges Riner with three counts of embezzlement, each carrying a maximum sentence of five years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both.
Assistant U.S. Attorney John J. Field stated that Riner owed a fiduciary duty to the pension and welfare benefit funds, but instead of honoring that duty, she stole approximately $9,000 from the plans.
When interviewed by Special Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Labor, Riner sought to mislead investigators by claiming that the payments had been approved.
The indictment is the result of an investigation by Special Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Acting Special Agent in Charge Richard M. Frankel and the Department of Labor, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge Robert Lapina.
The fact that a defendant has been charged with a crime is merely an accusation, and Riner is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: White Collar Crime|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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