Nevada woman sentenced on bank fraud scheme

A Nevada woman has been sentenced for stealing from her employer. United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri Tammy Dickinson says, 52 year old Patricia Culbertson, has been sentenced in federal court on Monday for a bank fraud scheme in which she embezzled more than $336,000.00 from her employer and failed to pay taxes on the stolen money. Culbertson has been sentenced to two years in federal prison without parole. She was also ordered to pay $412,022.00 in restitution to the business and the government. The sentence was handed down by United States District Judge Beth Phillips. 

On December 4th of last year, Culbertson pleaded guilty to bank fraud and filing a false tax return. According to court documents, her 4 year long criminal scheme started just a few years after being released from state probation for trafficking in illegal narcotics. 

Documents show Culbertson worked for Barrington Manufacturing Corporation as a book keeper from June 2009, until she was suspended in June of 2014. Her fraud scheme began within 6 months of being hired, as she forged the company owner's signature on checks from the company's bank account without authorization in order to cover her gambling debts and for other personal expenses. Investigating agents also determined that Culbertson destroyed and stole financial documents in an effort to conceal the true scope of her crimes. 

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Patrick Carney, with help from the IRS-Criminal Investigation Team, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, and the El Dorado Springs Police Department

A Nevada woman has been sentenced for stealing from her employer. United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri Tammy Dickinson says, 52 year old Patricia Culbertson, has been sentenced in federal court on Monday for a bank fraud scheme in which she embezzled more than $336,000.00 from her employer and failed to pay taxes on the stolen money. Culbertson has been sentenced to two years in federal prison without parole. She was also ordered to pay $412,022.00 in restitution to the business and the government. The sentence was handed down by United States District Judge Beth Phillips. On December 4th of last year, Culbertson pleaded guilty to bank fraud and filing a false tax return. According to court documents, her 4 year long criminal scheme started just a few years after being released from state probation for trafficking in illegal narcotics. Documents show Culbertson worked for Barrington Manufacturing Corporation as a book keeper from June 2009, until she was suspended in June of 2014. Her fraud scheme began within 6 months of being hired, as she forged the company owner's signature on checks from the company's bank account without authorization in order to cover her gambling debts and for other personal expenses. Investigating agents also determined that Culbertson destroyed and stole financial documents in an effort to conceal the true scope of her crimes. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Patrick Carney, with help from the IRS-Criminal Investigation Team, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, and the El Dorado Springs Police Department. - See more at: http://www.knemknmo.com/newsitem.php?id=00380_NEVADA_WOMAN_BANK_FRAUD_SCHEME_SENTENCING_075431.xml#sthash.UJV9ekmZ.dpuf