Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Maryland Woman Sentenced For $777K Embezzlement

Kymberli Rand, 41, of Brunswick, Maryland, was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for embezzling $777,249 from the Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation, where he was employed as an administrative assistant responsible for bookkeeping and finances. According to authorities, over a seven year period, from at least 2003 until February 2010, Rand issued checks to herself and used company credit cards for her own benefit. She was also accused of attempting to cover up her thefts by making fraudulent book entries. Rand, who was originally charged this past June, plead guilty to wire fraud.

Read the story here, here and here.

Update (11/9/10): Rand is now estimated to have embezzled more than $876,000.

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