mr.d Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 Former Corsica Secretary Sentenced to Federal Prison for Embezzling Over $300k from Borough May 12, 2022 9:45 am· Author: exploreJefferson PITTSBURGH Pa. – A Corsica woman has been sentenced in federal court in Pittsburgh to 21 months’ imprisonment and three years’ supervised release on her conviction of wire fraud, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. (PHOTO: Joseph F. Weis Jr. Federal Courthouse, in Pittsburgh. AP Photo/Keith Srakocic. Senior United States District Judge Nora Berry Fischer imposed the sentence on Tammy Laird, 49, of Corsica, Pennsylvania. According to information presented to the court, from January 2009 through August 2017, while Laird was employed as the Secretary and Treasurer of Corsica Borough, she defrauded the borough of more than $300,000 by issuing checks from the borough’s bank accounts to her father, her husband, and herself, by extracting funds from the borough’s bank accounts to pay personal expenses and credit card bills, and by making personal purchases on the borough’s business account at Staples. To hide her activity, Laird supplied the Corsica Borough Council and state auditors with altered bank statements and other falsified financial documentation. In 2020, Laird entered a guilty plea to all 26 counts of wire fraud charged. Prior to imposing sentence, Judge Fischer stated that although Laird had demonstrated remorse and post-conviction rehabilitation efforts, she had perpetrated a multi-year fraud upon the borough, a small community with very limited operating funds, and as such, she deserved a sentence of imprisonment commensurate with the significant financial harm caused. Judge Fischer further ordered Laird to pay restitution to Corsica Borough in the amount of $265,200.79. Assistant United States Attorney Carolyn J. Bloch prosecuted this case on behalf of the government. United States Attorney Chung commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Laird. RELATED STORIES Feds Indict Corsica Woman for Stealing Over $300,000 from Borough Corsica Woman Pleads Guilty to 26 Federal Wire Fraud Charges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allboys Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 So, what was the sentence? Did I miss that in the article? Never mind, it was in the tiny tiny print under the picture. So, "Judge Fischer scheduled sentencing for May 28, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. The law provides for a sentence at each count of 20 years in prison, a fine of $250,000, or both. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed is based upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of the defendant." 21 months? That was a slap on the wrist for the charges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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