Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that
that LISA LANDMAN, 48, of Redding, waived her right to indictment and pleaded guilty
today before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to one count of wire
fraud stemming from an embezzlement scheme.
According to court documents and statements made in court, LANDMAN was the
bookkeeper for a Connecticut company. Between November 2010 and November 2013,
LANDMAN defrauded her employer by authorizing and initiating at least 33 wire
transfers from the company’s business bank account into her own personal credit card
account. In total, LANDMAN transferred more than $250,000 from the company’s
account to her personal credit card account and used the funds for personal purchases
including jewelry, clothing, vacations, spa treatments, fitness equipment and
entertainment tickets.
When she is sentenced, LANDMAN faces a maximum term of imprisonment of 20 years
and a fine of up to $250,000. A sentencing date has not been scheduled.
This matter is being investigated by the U.S. Secret Service, the Stamford Police
Department and the Connecticut Financial Crimes Task Force. The case is being
prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Nancy V. Gifford.
--DOJ District of Connecticut