Bookkeeper who embezzled more than $1 million from adoption agency sentenced to 4.5 years in prison
A former bookkeeper for an international adoption agency who stole more than $1.6 million from her employer and her own family was sentenced Wednesday to four and a half years in federal prison.
U.S. District Judge Marco A. Hernandez said he considered that the fraud spanned about eight years and affected multiple victims. He said he also took into account the COVID-19 pandemic as a mitigating factor when deciding his sentence.
Melodie Ann Eckland, 56, of Hillsboro pleaded guilty to wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, filing a false tax return and willfully failing to collect or pay payroll taxes.
She was also ordered to pay more than $1.6 million in restitution.
Read more: https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2022/01/bookkeeper-who-embezzled-more-than-1-million-from-adoption-agency-sentenced-to-45-years-in-prison.html
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