A former office manager in Greenfield, Indiana, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for embezzling over $1 million from a local family-owned business. Jennifer Lynn Horton, 49, of Shepherdsville, Kentucky, pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud after embezzling funds between 2011 and 2022, according to the United States Department of Justice.

Horton, who was responsible for payroll, customer invoices, and company credit cards, exploited her position to overpay herself nearly half a million dollars over 466 instances. She also added her husband to the payroll, stealing an additional $107,000, despite him not being an employee.

Court documents show Horton manipulated payroll data and credit card payments to conceal her actions. She altered financial reports to avoid detection and diverted customer credit card payments into her own account 185 times. She also used the company credit card for personal expenses, including a house and vehicles.

United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, Zachary A. Myers, stated, "This criminal abused her friendships and position of trust to swindle a family-owned company out of over a million dollars," in the release. As part of her sentence, Horton is required to forfeit four high-value vehicles and pay a financial judgment.