John E. Childress Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana | U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana
Marcie Jean Doty, a former operations manager from Evansville, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for her involvement in a wire fraud scheme that resulted in the theft of over $2.5 million from her employer. Doty will also serve three years of supervised release and must pay restitution totaling $2,517,343.05.
Doty's fraudulent activities took place while she was employed by a property management business in Evansville, Indiana. Between May 2017 and June 2022, she executed a series of unauthorized transactions including 99 ACH transfers amounting to $503,151.59 and 279 checks totaling $1,300,314.79 from the company's accounts to her own.
To hide these unauthorized transactions, Doty manipulated the business's accounting software to make it appear as though funds were being moved for legitimate purposes within the company. In addition to embezzling funds directly from her employer, Doty used some of the stolen money towards purchasing a 25% equity share in the business.
Doty further compounded her crimes by failing to report approximately $786,280.70 in income on tax returns between 2018 and 2020 and neglecting to file returns altogether for 2021 and 2022—failing to declare an additional $1,006,983.84.
John E. Childress, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana stated: “Through the defendant’s egregious scheme, she used her position of trust to lie, cheat, and steal from her employer and the government- helping herself to millions and cooking the books to hide the evidence.”
Special Agent Ike Barnes of the U.S. Secret Service Indianapolis Field Office remarked on the severity of Doty's actions: “The brazen fraud uncovered in this case is staggering and had serious consequences for those victimized by the defendant’s deceitful scheme.” He praised various agencies involved in securing Doty's sentence.
Ramsey E. Covington from IRS-Criminal Investigation highlighted both Doty's impact on her employer and tax evasion: “Marcie Doty defrauded her employer for five years... Ms. Doty also evaded taxes she should have paid.” Covington emphasized ongoing efforts against financial crimes.
The investigation was conducted by several agencies including U.S. Secret Service, IRS-Criminal Investigation Unit, and Evansville Police Department with sentencing carried out by U.S District Judge Richard L. Young.
Assistant U.S Attorney Matthew B Miller prosecuted this case under guidance from Acting U.S Attorney Childress who expressed gratitude towards all parties involved.
