Minneapolis Marketing Exec Embezzled $1.5 Million From Firm: Feds

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis woman has been federally charged with embezzling over $1.5 million from her employer, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger.

Danielle Terese Eisenbacher, 39, faces one count of mail fraud, six counts of wire fraud, and six counts of money laundering. She made her initial appearance in U.S. District Court before Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko earlier this week.

The FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service investigated the incident.

Eisenbacher was an employee of a Minneapolis-based marketing firm from October 2019 through October 2023, authorities said.

Eisenbacher held various roles in the company, including Director of Operations, Vice President of Operations, and Chief Operating Officer, and was responsible for managing the company’s finances, according to investigators.

From January 2020 through October 2023, Eisenbacher used her positions to embezzle more than $1.5 million from her employer, authorities said.

Specifically, Eisenbacher made unauthorized personal transactions using company credit cards, including for designer clothing, jewelry, furniture, personal travel, and home renovations, according to investigators.

Eisenbacher tried to conceal her embezzlement by creating false entries in company accounting records to make it look like the unauthorized personal transactions were for legitimate business expenses, authorities said.