Daneen Bilodeau, a 50-year-old resident of Rockford, Illinois, has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud and bank fraud. The sentencing was handed down by United States District Court Judge Cristal C. Brisco, according to an announcement from Acting United States Attorney M. Scott Proctor.
In addition to her prison term, Bilodeau will serve two years of supervised release and must pay $426,611.53 in restitution to the victim.
Court documents state that between October 2015 and August 2019, Bilodeau carried out a scheme in which she embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from her employer by withdrawing cash from the company account and making personal purchases using a company card.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation led the investigation with support from the Elkhart Police Department. Assistant United States Attorney Jerome W. McKeever prosecuted the case.
