US EditionEx-State Department employee pleads guilty to embezzling $650K
- Levita Almuete Ferrer, 64, who previously worked as a senior budget analyst at the State Department, admitted on Wednesday to unlawfully taking over $650,000 from the agency.
- Between March 2022 and April 2024, Ferrer misused her authorized access to a State Department bank account to fraudulently issue checks.
- She issued and endorsed 63 checks amounting to $657,347.50, with 60 made out to herself and three to another individual, then deposited all of them into her personal bank accounts.
- Under the terms of her plea deal, Ferrer committed to reimbursing the U.S. government $657,347.50 and accepting responsibility for a forfeiture money judgment of an equal sum.
- Judge Christopher R. Cooper approved her guilty plea, and Ferrer faces a potential prison term of up to 10 years, with sentencing set for September 18, 2025.
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A former State Department budget analyst who served under the Biden Administration has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $650,000 from the agency over a two-year span, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington D.C. announced. Levita Almuete Ferrer, 64, admitted to abusing her signature authority over a State Department checking account between March 2022 and […] The post Ex-Biden State Department Employee Pleads Guilty in Fraud Scheme appear…
Ex-Biden State Department Employee Pleads Guilty In Massive Fraud Scheme
A former State Department budget analyst who served under the Biden Administration has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $650,000 from the agency over a two-year span, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington D.C. announced. Levita Almuete Ferrer, 64, admitted to abusing her signature authority over a State Department checking account between March 2022 and April 2024. Ferrer, a Maryland resident, worked as a senior budget analyst in the de…
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