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Ex-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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Ex-State Department crook admits to embezzling $650K from taxpayers

The culprit faces up to a decade in prison.

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Former State Department analyst pleads guilty to embezzling more than $650K

Levita Almuete Ferrer, 64, admitted to abusing her signature authority over a State Department checking account.

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abc 7 WJLA broke the news in Washington, United States on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
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