Woman sentenced for defrauding ex-employer of more than $400K

HUMBLE, TX -- Carol Mack, 43, of Humble, has been sentenced following her conviction on one count of wire fraud for defrauding her former employer of hundreds of thousands of dollars, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Mack pleaded guilty Feb. 14, 2014.

Today, U.S. District Judge Sim Lake, who accepted the guilty plea, handed Mack a 39-month sentence to be immediately followed by three years of supervised release. She was further ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $1,569,425.83. At the hearing, the owner of the victim company addressed the court and asked for a just sentence based on the impact Mack's fraud had on the company. As part of the sentence, Judge Lake imposed enhancements because Mack abused a position of trust and used sophisticated means to carry out the fraud.

As outlined in documents filed with the court and admitted by Mack during her guilty plea, from approximately February 2005 through August 2012, Mack embezzled at least $400,000 from a Houston area plastics company. She wired corporate funds into her bank account, using a credit card terminal to make the wire transfers look like customer refunds.

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