Woman Faces 40 Years For Embezzling $1.1 Million

On August 11, 2011, Lisa Sackie, 47, of Solvang, California, entered a guilty plea to mail fraud charges arising from her embezzlement of $1.1 million from Santa Barbara Bay Foods (SBBF).

Sackie was serving as the vice president of SBBF from 2004-2010. She supervised the accounts payable activities, signed checks on behalf of SBBF, handled regulatory matters, and was the director of human resources.

Sackie allegedly wrote out business checks for her own personal expenses and personal gain.  She concealed her actions by causing SBBF's accounting system to reflect that checks had been made payable to entities doing legitimate business with SBBF but in actuality the checks had been made payable to Sackie or to other entities for Sackie's benefit.

Sackie also used an employee of SBBF to mail embezzled SBBF checks, that were made payable to American Express, in satisfaction of Sackie's personal credit card obligations.

Sackie's scheme resulted in an embezzlement of $1.1 million and she now faces a maximum statutory sentence of 40 years in federal prison.

Sackie is scheduled to be sentenced on November 7, 2011 by United States District Court.

If you are facing embezzlement charges or any fraud charges, the penalties can be severe. You may pay restitution and face a very long time in prison. These are very serious charges, especially to the Federal government.

Our federal defense lawyers in Los Angeles are here to help you and defend your case.

If you are facing embezzlement charges, fraud charges, or any federal crime, contact our Los Angeles defense attorneys at Hedding Law Firm and set up an immediate free face to face consultation.