Katie LaRocche, Wire Fraud, Louisiana 2022

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

Katie LaRocche, a 53-year-old financial manager from New Orleans, has been charged with wire fraud in connection with her embezzlement of $233,363.53 from a client.

A one-count bill of information was filed on April 19, 2022, charging LaRocche with wire fraud involving conduct from 2015 through 2021. According to the bill of information, LaRocche handled bookkeeping, accounting, and other financial services for her clients during that time.

LaRocche allegedly embezzled funds from one of her clients, disguising the withdrawals and transfers as tax payments. However, the money was actually deposited into her personal account or used for her own purposes.

U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans emphasized that a bill of information is merely a charge and that the guilt of the defendant must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt.

If convicted, LaRocche faces up to 20 years in prison, up to 3 years of supervised release, a fine of up to $250,000 or twice the gross gain to LaRocche or the gross loss to any victims, and a mandatory $100 special assessment fee.

The U.S. Attorney's office praised the work of the United States Secret Service, which assisted in the investigation. Assistant United States Attorneys Nicholas D. Moses and Jordan Ginsberg are handling the prosecution.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edla/pr/orleans-parish-financial-manager-charged-embezzling-over-200000-0