A Diamondhead, Mississippi, woman was sentenced on June 2 to 57 months of imprisonment and ordered to pay $928,988.37 in restitution for wire fraud.
According to court documents, Bobbie Jean Margiotta, 65, worked as a bookkeeper for a physician located in Hancock County, Mississippi. Over nearly seven years, Margiotta stole $928,988.37 from the physician and his companies. Part of her scheme involved the use of interstate wires.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Buckner prosecuted the case.
On April 7, the Department of Justice announced the creation of the National Fraud Enforcement Division (“Fraud Division”). The Fraud Division is investigating and prosecuting those who commit fraud against the American people. The Department’s work to combat fraud supports President Trump’s Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, a whole-of-government effort chaired by Vice President J.D. Vance to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse within Federal benefit programs.
The Justice Department serves as the principal federal agency for law enforcement and includes a workforce of more than 115,000 employees operating across the United States and internationally; it also focuses on upholding the rule of law and safeguarding civil rights, according to its official website.