Former Falmouth Bookkeeper Will Plead Guilty In Wire Fraud Case

FALMOUTH, MA — The former bookkeeper of a Falmouth flooring company has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty in connection with embezzling more than $1.3 million from her employer, officials said.

Susan Figuerido, 73, of Falmouth, was charged with wire fraud and filing a false tax return. A plea hearing will be scheduled later.

According to charging documents, between June 2015 and February 2023, Figuerido embezzled more than $1.3 million from her employer by writing checks to herself drawn on her employer’s bank account.

To conceal her scheme, Figuerido allegedly did not record the checks that she wrote to herself in the accounting system. It is further alleged that Figuerido did not report or include the funds that she embezzled on her federal income tax filings, resulting in a tax loss of approximately $353,000.

The charge of wire fraud provides a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.

The charge of filing a false tax return provides for a sentence of up to three years in prison, one year of supervised release and a fine of $250,000.