An Oakmont woman has been sentenced to prison for embezzling a significant sum from her employer. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Pennsylvania reported that Christy Myers, 64, was sentenced to 34 months in prison and faces five years of supervised release after her incarceration.
According to details from the case, Myers engaged in a scheme whereby she illegally transferred roughly $250,400 from her employer's accounts over five years. The thefts occurred between April 2016 and June 2021, according to a TribLIVE news release. Myers, who had prior convictions for similar financial improprieties, specifically a mortgage fraud scheme in 2007, utilized access to company banking records to facilitate her embezzlement.
Myers' previous employment with a company that was eventually absorbed by SSA—a pseudonym used in court documents—gave her the unchecked ability to issue checks from the accounts of both businesses. She exploited this position, continuing to use the bank account of the now defunct company for her transactions.
Myers's methods were diverse and included issuing checks to a no-longer-active company, making checks payable to cash under various guises, such as using local business names, employing the names of other current and former employees, and conducting fraudulent electronic transfers to her personal credit cards. In her orchestrated façade, forged signatures of employees were commonplace, as documented in court files reported by TribLIVE.
The investigation, which ultimately led to Myers' conviction, received praise from Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti, who commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its diligence. Assistant United States Attorney Brendan T. Conway prosecuted the case against Myers, reaffirming the government's commitment to bringing to justice those who engage in financial fraud.
