DAVENPORT, Iowa – A resounding sentence was handed down yesterday as Sheri Lynn Jelinek, 48, of North Liberty, faced the music for her brazen wire fraud against the Iowa City Area Development Group (ICAD).
Jelinek, who previously worked at ICAD from 2003 until January 2017, has been ordered by United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey to serve 27 months behind bars.
The judge’s decision came after Jelinek pleaded guilty to seven counts of wire fraud. An investigation revealed that she had siphoned off over $460,000 through improper or personal charges on ICAD credit cards over several years.
Upon release from prison, Jelinek will be under three years of supervised release and must pay a substantial fine of $700 to the Crime Victims’ Fund. Additionally, she is ordered to make full restitution to ICAD and its insurance company.
This case has been a joint effort between the Office of Auditor for the State of Iowa and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa leading the prosecution.
Jelinek was released following sentencing and is expected to self-report to a designated facility within the Federal Bureau of Prisons as directed by the court.
Key Facts
- State: Iowa
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Cybercrime|Public Corruption|White Collar Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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