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Lamonica Phillips, Pamela Gail Willis Admit to Embezzlement Scheme
DALLAS, Texas – In a shocking turn of events, longtime friends Lamonica Phillips and Pamela Gail Willis, both 44, pleaded guilty to a federal felony offense stemming from their embezzlement of funds from Phillips’ former employer, Industry Consulting Group (ICG), a tax consulting business based in Dallas.
According to documents filed in the case, Phillips and Willis devised and carried out a scheme to embezzlement money from Phillips’ employer, beginning in March 2012. Willis became a conspirator in the scheme through knowingly receiving and using stolen funds.
The case is being investigated by the FBI. Assistant U.S. Attorney P. J. Meitl is in charge of the prosecution.
Phillips and Willis each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud. Each faces a maximum statutory penalty of five years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and restitution.
A sentencing date has not been set for the duo, who have been charged with embezzling funds from ICG, which focuses on tax valuation of properties and the maintenance of tax portfolios.
In a related case, Audrey Starr, 51, of Oklahoma City, is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and four substantive counts of mail fraud. If convicted, the conspiracy count carries a maximum statutory penalty of five years in federal prison, and each of the substantive mail fraud counts carries a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison.
Phillips, who had access to ICG’s financial software, could prepare checks on behalf of ICG and was responsible for cashing and mailing checks to ICG’s customers, began the scheme to defraud ICG in March 2012, following a conversation with her good friend, Willis.
Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: White Collar Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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