Ponchatoula Woman Sentenced to Prison for Embezzling from Employer

NEW ORLEANS - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, ANGELA C. MITCHELL ("MITCHELL"), age 49, of Ponchatoula, Louisiana was sentenced to a year and a day in prison by U.S. District Judge Greg G. Guidry. MITCHELL had previously pleaded guilty to access device fraud in connection with her embezzlement from a Covington, Louisiana company ( "Company A" in court documents) where she worked from October 2016 to June 2018.

According to court records, MITCHELL embezzled approximately $116,998.70 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.

In addition to the term of imprisonment, Judge Guidry ordered MITCHELL to pay $116,998.70 in restitution to Company A. Judge Guidry also sentenced MITCHELL to three years of supervised release and ordered her to pay a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.