SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Federal Bureau of Investigation San Antonio Field Office issued the following press release:
SAN ANTONIO - A San Antonio woman was sentenced in federal court Wednesday to 160 months in prison for embezzling from several employers and their clients, announced U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas, Justin R. Simmons.
According to court documents, during three separate periods between June 2021 and February 2025, Monica Marie Padilla, 49, worked as a bookkeeper for multiple businesses. As bookkeeper, Padilla had access to bank and credit accounts. At each of the three employers, Padilla used various methods to fraudulently steal funds from the accounts. With the stole...