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A former Keene woman was sentenced to prison yesterday, November 12, after she was caught embezzling nearly $500,000 from her former employer.
Stephanie Pratt, 39, was sentenced to 30 months in prison, after three years of supervised release. Pratt pleaded guilty to fraud on August 6.
Pratt, an office administrator for a New Hampshire-based company, had full access to the company’s finances, bank accounts and credit cards. Over 6½ years, Pratt stole a total of $492,325.34.
U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young stated that Pratt used some of the money to purchase “luxury tickets” to see Tom Brady’s return to Foxborough. Young also called her “bold” when Pratt began stealing from the company, just six months removed from a previous prison sentence for embezzling $10,000 from her previous job.
“Stephanie Pratt is a greedy serial fraudster sent to prison for defrauding her employer and siphoning off nearly half a million dollars to live far beyond her means,” said Jodi Cohen, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division. “Today’s sentence holds Ms. Pratt accountable for her clear disregard for the law and shows how the FBI will not hesitate to go after those who victimize others for their own financial gain.”
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