U.S. Attorney Dena J. King | U.S. Department of Justice
Christina Robinson, a 52-year-old resident of Fort Wayne, Indiana, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud. The plea was entered before U.S. Magistrate Judge David C. Keesler in Charlotte, North Carolina. Robinson admitted to embezzling nearly $1.2 million from her employer over a period spanning from September 2013 to April 2023.
The announcement was made by Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, with Robert M. DeWitt, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Charlotte Division, joining in the statement.
Court documents reveal that Robinson exploited her role as a controller at a Charlotte-based company to misappropriate funds. She transferred the stolen money into cash and falsified accounting records to hide her actions. Robinson confessed that she used part of the embezzled funds for personal expenses such as purchases exceeding $330,000, credit card payments over $324,000, loan payments above $80,000, mortgage payments totaling more than $40,000, and car payments surpassing $35,000.
Following her guilty plea, Robinson was released on bond and now awaits sentencing. She could face up to 20 years in prison along with a fine of $250,000 for the wire fraud charge. A date for sentencing has not yet been scheduled.
The investigation into this case was conducted by the FBI. Assistant U.S. Attorney William Bozin is leading the prosecution efforts.
