Greenbelt, Maryland – Monica Kendrick, age 47, of Walkersville, Maryland, admitted to stealing over $270,000 from a Silver Spring, Maryland non-profit organization. The embezzlement scheme occurred between May 2014 and November 2015.
Kendrick, who worked as the office and finance administrator for the non-profit, wrote over 80 unauthorized checks from the company and deposited them into a bank account. She then withdrew the illicit proceeds from the account.
According to her plea agreement, Kendrick began stealing money from the company almost immediately after being hired in May 2014. From May 2014 to November 2015, Kendrick embezzled a total of $271,921.06.
Kendrick has agreed to pay restitution of $271,921.06, the total amount of loss resulting from the scheme.
Kendrick faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a fine of $250,000. U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang scheduled sentencing for August 15, 2016, at 10:30 a.m.
The case is part of the efforts undertaken in connection with the President’s Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force. The task force was established to wage an aggressive, coordinated and proactive effort to investigate and prosecute financial crimes.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein commended the U.S. Secret Service and Montgomery County Police Department for their work in the investigation. Mr. Rosenstein thanked Assistant U.S. Attorney Leah Jo Bressack, who is prosecuting the case.
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Key Facts
- State: Maryland
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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