Susie Jane Patton Gets 82 Months for Double Embezzlement Scheme

Susie Jane Patton, 49, of Oklahoma City, is headed to federal prison for 82 months after pulling off a brazen embezzlement scheme from her employer—while already under federal indictment for stealing from a previous company. U.S. District Judge Robin Cauthron handed down the sentence this week, ordering it to run consecutively to a prior 22-month term, ensuring Patton will spend years behind bars for a string of calculated financial crimes.

The latest conviction stems from Patton’s role as office manager at D&D Design and Manufacturing, where she siphoned more than $100,000 between September 2014 and February 2016. The thefts occurred while she was on pretrial release for an earlier embezzlement charge involving her former employer, Silverado Reconditioning. Patton had already pled guilty in that case, admitting to wire fraud and agreeing to pay $66,125.41 in restitution.

As federal prosecutors detailed, Patton didn’t slow down. While awaiting sentencing in the first case, she launched a second fraud operation using wire transfers and forged records to loot D&D Design. An FBI probe uncovered the scheme, leading to a 15-count federal indictment on June 22, 2016. Months later, she pled guilty to one count of wire fraud and a separate count of committing wire fraud while under court-ordered conditions of release.

Judge Cauthron didn’t mince words at sentencing. She imposed 57 months for the primary wire fraud count and an additional 25 months for committing fraud while on release—stacked consecutively. The total 82-month sentence surpasses the U.S. Sentencing Guideline range of 46 to 57 months, a reflection of Patton’s disregard for the law and repeated exploitation of positions of trust.

With no sign of deterrence during ongoing prosecution, Cauthron emphasized the need to protect the public and send a message about accountability. In addition to prison time, Patton was ordered to repay $107,452.08 in restitution to D&D Design, the company she betrayed while under federal scrutiny for nearly identical crimes.

The FBI led the investigation, uncovering financial trails that sealed Patton’s fate. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kerry Kelly prosecuted the case, ensuring that a pattern of theft and deceit was met with hard time. For Patton, the cost of greed now stretches well beyond six years behind bars.