Woman sentenced for embezzling from Vaughn tire shop
A woman who admitted to embezzling money from a Vaughn tire shop was sentenced in federal court on Aug. 1.
Jennifer Sue Whiteford, 48, pleaded guilty in March to wire fraud and was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $95,001 restitution, according to U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich.
U.S. District Judge Dana L. Christensen presided.
The government alleged in court documents that Whiteford worked as a bookkeeper for Darryl’s Tire and Service Center, located near Vaughn.
From about 2017 through June 2022, Whiteford stole money from the business to pay for personal expenses without DTSC’s authorization, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
She wrote checks to herself from the business accounts and then changed the names of the payees in the accounting software to make it look like the embezzled funds were going to pay legitimate business expenses.
Whiteford also skimmed cash deposits from the company by taking cash that was supposed to be deposited into DTSC’s bank account and instead deposited the cash into her personal account. In total, Whiteford embezzled between $88,000 and $139,000 from the company, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office prosecuted the case. The FBI conducted the investigation.
