Ponchatoula Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzling from Employer

<_w3a_sdt contentlocked="t" docpart="140AD7399CF44F49AEF0E84B19A5425F" id="483134106" text="t">NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that today, ANGELA C. MITCHELL ("MITCHELL"), age 49, of Ponchatoula, Louisiana pled guilty to access device fraud, for embezzling from a Covington company ("Company A") where she worked, from October 2016 to June 2018. U.S. District Judge Greg G. Guidry scheduled MITCHELL's sentencing for November 26, 2024.

According to court documents, MITCHELL diverted approximately $116,998.70 to herself from Company A by, among other things, fraudulently transferring funds from Company A's bank accounts via electronic transfers and by drafting unauthorized checks to herself. MITCHELL committed the fraud during her employment, and continued illegally accessing Company A's accounts after she was terminated in June 2018.

If convicted, MITCHELL faces up to 10 years in prison, up to a $250,000.00 fine or the greater of twice the gross gain or twice the gross loss, up to three years of supervised release after imprisonment, and a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.