Tamara Ricceri-Wolf, 60, of Omaha, Nebraska, was sentenced on July 8 in federal court for one count of wire fraud, according to a July 17 announcement from United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods. United States District Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Ricceri-Wolf to 18 months’ imprisonment and ordered her to pay restitution totaling $635,935.05. Following her release from prison, Ricceri-Wolf will serve a three-year term of supervised release; there is no parole in the federal system.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation determined that between 2018 and December 2022, Ricceri-Wolf used her position as Financial Manager for an Omaha company to access financial information and bank accounts belonging to the business. Beginning in 2019 and continuing through at least 2022, she opened American Express credit cards in the name of both the company and its owner without their knowledge or authorization.
Ricceri-Wolf then made personal purchases using these credit cards for her own benefit. She used her authority as Financial Manager to make payments from the company’s bank accounts on balances associated with these unauthorized American Express credit cards. In total, she caused approximately 106 unauthorized payments amounting to at least $538,428.26.
This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska prosecutes federal crimes and handles civil cases for the U.S. government while collaborating with law enforcement agencies across Nebraska to enhance public safety; it operates facilities in Omaha and Lincoln as part of its role within the U.S. Department of Justice, according to the official website.