Fresno Woman Sentenced to 3 Years for Stealing $1.5M from Food Distribution Company
A local woman has been sentenced to prison for embezzling over $1.5 million from her employer, a food distribution company based in Spain with regional headquarters in Fresno, California.
Leslie Michelle Hays, 50, of Fresno, was sentenced today to three years and five months in prison for embezzling funds from her employer, Borges USA, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced.
According to court documents, Hays was the director of human resources from 2005 through 2014 at Borges USA. To embezzle funds from Borges USA, Hays misreported her salary, expenses, and vacation time to the company’s payroll processor, which then remitted the stolen funds to Hays’s bank account.
In total, Hays stole more than $1.5 million in inflated salary payments and false expenses reimbursements from Borges USA. The case was the product of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Fresno Police Department.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Grant B. Rabenn prosecuted the case. U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd ordered Hays to self-surrender on September 26, 2018, and to pay $1,632,093 in restitution.
Hays’s actions had a significant impact on the company, which will likely take years to recover from the financial losses. The case serves as a reminder of the importance of maintaining accurate financial records and the consequences of embezzlement.
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Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: White Collar Crime|Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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