Spring Hill Man Sentenced for Embezzlement Scheme
A Spring Hill man has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for orchestrating a massive embezzlement scheme that netted him over $600,000 from his former employer.
Robert Majors, 58, was handed down the sentence by U.S. District Court Judge Aleta Trauger on Thursday, March 19, 2015, and ordered to pay $642,500 in restitution and forfeit the proceeds of his crime.
According to court documents, Majors, who was employed as Controller of Irving Materials, Inc. in Nashville, Tenn., made fraudulent electronic transfers in excess of $600,000 from an IMI bank account to his personal bank account over a seven-year period.
Majors then took steps to conceal his fraud by recording the transfers as company purchases of fixed assets in the company’s journal entries.
The evidence presented during the sentencing hearing showed that Majors used the embezzled funds to pay his mortgage and other loans, credit card bills, make home repairs, and even take a cruise to Italy.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas J. Jaworski represented the United States in the case.
Robert Majors was charged with two counts of wire fraud in connection with the embezzlement scheme. He pleaded guilty to the charges in March 2015.
Majors is a resident of Spring Hill, Tenn., and the crime was committed in the Middle District of Tennessee.
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Key Facts
- State: Tennessee
- Category: Fraud & Financial Crimes
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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