Source: Office of United States Attorneys
BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Erin Martin, 53, of Tonawanda, NY, who was convicted of wire fraud, was sentenced to serve 12 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara. Martin has also been ordered to pay full restitution to the Victim in the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul E. Bonanno, who handled the case, stated that between April 2022, and June 10, 2024, Martin defrauded a business (Victim), located in Amherst, NY, which employed her as a Senior Staff Accountant. Martin reported to the Chief Financial Officer and was responsible for, among other things, ensuring that the Victim’s vendor invoices were paid timely. In furtherance of her scheme, Martin created fraudulent vendor invoices addressed to the Victim. Martin would then make unauthorized electronic funds transfers from the Victim’s bank account directly into her personal bank account, purportedly as payments on the fraudulent invoices she had created. In total, Martin caused 95 electronic funds transfers totaling $440,395.00. Martin used these funds to pay her own personal and family members expenses.
The sentencing is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, under the direction of Acting Special Agent-in-Charge Mark Grimm.
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