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Tae Miyaji Jones, a 50-year-old account manager from Huntington Beach, California, has been sentenced to 2.5 years in federal prison for embezzling nearly $3 million from her employer, a Southern California-based noodle company. Jones worked for the company in Garden Grove from December 2017 to July 2023, during which time she transferred company funds to her personal bank accounts to finance personal expenses, including home mortgages, jewelry, and car loans.
Jones used her access to the company’s financial systems to conceal her scheme, falsifying account records and using the mail to send and deposit company checks into her various accounts. For example, in July 2023, she mailed a $42,600 check from her employer’s bank account to American Express to pay off her own credit card balance, falsely representing the payment as a payment to a company vendor.
In total, Jones defrauded her employer out of approximately $2,894,441, which she used to buy luxury items and real estate in Alabama and Hawaii. As part of her sentence, Jones has forfeited the luxury items and properties to the government. She pleaded guilty to seven counts of mail fraud and three counts of wire fraud in October 2025.
Jones’s sentence was handed down by United States District Judge Fred W. Slaughter, who also ordered her to pay $2,894,441 in restitution. The case highlights the importance of internal controls and oversight in preventing white-collar crime.
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📋 Key Facts
- Crime: White Collar Crime
- Defendant: California
- Location: CA
- Source: DOJ Press Release
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