A Tennessee woman was sentenced this week in connection to wire fraud from a Kentucky business.
Kathleen M. Michaelis, 50, of Clarksville, Tennessee, was sentenced this week to two years in federal prison on five counts of wire fraud.
According to court documents, between May 2017 and May 2024, Michaelis was employed as a bookkeeper for a business in Christian County in Kentucky. She embezzled over $238,000 from her employer utilizing a fraudulent check scheme. She also used the stolen money to pay personal expenses, according to the release.
Officials say Michaelis concealed the scheme by failing to forward employee paystub withholdings to the United States Treasury and the company’s retirement plan.
Along with her sentence, she has two years of supervised release. She was also ordered to pay $291,470 in restitution.
There is no parole in the federal system. This case was investigated by the FBI Bowling Green Satellite Office.
Source: WBKO
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