Coeur d'Alene woman gets federal prison time for stealing $1M from employer

HR boss jailed for just 33 months after stealing $1m from her employer

Tahnya Hyung Shafer, 48, worked for Spokane Industries, a small steel and iron castings business in Spokane Valley, Washington.

Coeur d'Alene woman gets federal prison time for stealing $1M from employer

The charge stems from Shafer's time as a HR manager for a family business in Spokane, where she oversaw employee benefits, payroll, and accounts payable.

A Coeur d'Alene woman stole over $1M from a Spokane Valley manufacturer and used the funds to gamble

A Coeur d'Alene woman who used her position at a Spokane Valley manufacturer to steal more than $1 million from her employer, then gambled away most of the money at a North Idaho casino, will spend 33 months in federal prison and must repay the money.