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Ex-Facebook, Nike DEI leader sentenced to more than five years in prison

  • Barbara Furlow-Smiles received a five-year and three-month prison sentence for stealing over $5 million from Facebook and Nike intended for DEI initiatives.
  • She used a scheme with fraudulent vendors and fake invoices to steal over $4.9 million from Facebook.
  • Furlow-Smiles, despite termination from Facebook, continued the fraud at Nike and took more money from their diversity program.
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Ex Employee Gets 5 Years Jail For Stealing $5 Million From Facebook, Nike

A former Meta and Nike employee, who was hired to boost workplace diversity, has been charged for stealing $5 million from the companies to fund a "luxury lifestyle".

2 months ago·New Delhi, India
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New York PostNew York Post

Ex-diversity boss at Facebook, Nike who orchestrated fake events to steal $5M gets five years, must pay back hefty sum

Former Facebook and Nike Diversity, Equity and Inclusion manager Barbara Furlow-Smiles was sentenced to five years for stealing $5 million.

2 months ago·New York, United States
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Former Facebook and Nike diversity manager gets 5 years in prison for $5 million fraud

Barbara Furlow-Smiles, a Georgia resident who was a diversity manager for Facebook and Nike, was ordered to pay restitution for her theft scheme.

2 months ago·United States
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BenzingaBenzinga

Former Facebook, Nike DEI Manager Entrusted With 'Doing The Right Thing' Gets Over 5 Years In Prison For $5M Fraud - Nike (NYSE:NKE)

A former diversity manager at Facebook and Nike has been sentenced to over five years in prison for orchestrating a multi-million dollar fraud scheme.

2 months ago·New York, United States
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NewsweekNewsweek

Facebook's Ex-DEI Chief recommended for drug course after stealing millions

Former diversity executive Barbara Furlow-Smiles was sentenced to five years in prison for fraud and embezzlement.

2 months ago·United States
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Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times

'I blew it big time.' Former Facebook DEI head gets 5 years in prison for stealing millions

Barbara Furlow-Smiles pleaded guilty in December to stealing more than $5 million from her jobs at Facebook and Nike from 2017 to 2023. Her lawyer had asked the court to impose no time behind bars.

2 months ago·Los Angeles, United States
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