A Kansas City woman has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for embezzling more than $300,000 from her employer. Jennifer L. Cabral, 52, received the sentence from U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough and was ordered to pay $306,034.28 in restitution as well as forfeit $1,393.50.
Cabral pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud and one count of money laundering, with both sentences to run concurrently. As part of her plea agreement, she admitted to stealing funds from her employer’s checking account and using the money for personal expenses, including buying a 2019 Mazda CX-9 automobile. She has agreed to forfeit any interest in the vehicle.
Court documents show that Cabral made unauthorized Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments to herself by accessing her employer’s online banking account at a local financial institution. She also used the company’s accounting software to direct payments into her own accounts at two other banks. The stolen funds were then used for various personal expenditures such as car payments.
“This case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Rudolph R. Rhodes IV,” according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri. “This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Grandview, Mo., Police Department.”
