NEW JERSEY (1010 WINS) — A 76-year-old New Jersey woman was sentenced to 27 months in prison for her role in a multi-year embezzlement scheme and for a false personal tax return, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
The Bergen County woman, Estela Laluf, worked for a New Jersey guided-tour company in a management position. Between the years of 2010 and 2016, Laluf conspired with another employee who had access to company branded checks to embezzle funds, according to court documents.
Laluf would have the employee write company checks to actual company employees and contractors for work or services they never performed. After the employee cashed the fraudulent checks, the employee and Laluf would take the money for personal use.
The scamming duo embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from the company. Laluf then fraudulently omitted the proceeds from her 2016 tax return.
Laluf previously pleaded guilty to wire fraud and subscribing to a false tax return.
Along with the prison sentence, Laluf was given two years of supervised release and ordered to pay $295,297 in restitution.
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