O’Fallon, Ill. - An O’Fallon, Illinois, bookkeeper was sentenced to 4 years in prison for
defrauding one of her clients out of more than $1,000,000. The sentencing hearing was
conducted on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, in U.S. District Court in Benton, Illinois.
“While our work on violent crimes often garners larger headlines, the public should be remined that
financial crimes remain a clear federal priority," said Steven D. Weinhoeft, United States
Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois. He continued, “Financial criminals like Dvorak
cause great harm and must be held accountable."
“For years, Dvorak bilked her employer’s accounts, choosing greed over trust," said FBI Special
Agent in Charge David Nanz. “No matter how simple or sophisticated the fraud scheme, the FBI
won’t hesitate to bring all available resources to bear to hold criminals accountable and seek
justice for victims."
Kathleen M. Dvorak, 61, conducted a large, multi-year fraud scheme, against one of her clients.
From 2012 through 2019, Dvorak defrauded the victim out more than $1,000,000. Evidence
presented in court established that Dvorak took this money from her client in two primary ways:
(1) by writing large checks, payable to herself, that were drawn on the victim’s bank account; and
(2) by taking large amounts of cash back for herself when she deposited checks payable to the
victim into his bank accounts. Dvorak concealed her fraud from the victim by making false entries
into his Quickbooks accounting program.
In addition to the four-year prison sentence, the court also ordered Dvorak to pay $1,495,072.74 to
her victim. The court further sentenced Dvorak to serve three years of supervised
release following her release from prison. As a condition of her supervised release,
the court ordered Dvorak to participa e in treatment for gambling addiction and to not
participate in any further gambling activities.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Springfield Division, Fairview
Heights Resident Agency.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Verseman prosecuted the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
