A Mansfield woman pleaded guilty to fraudulently directing funds from her employer to companies she owned even though the companies didn’t do business with her employer.
Federal court records accused Tanisha Adderley of Mansfield of using her role as an employee of the treasury department of a local healthcare services company to commit wire fraud. Her responsibilities included processing refunds and payments to vendors, and she had access to the recovery accounts of the companies.
Between 2019 and 2023, Adderley is accused of directing funds from her employer to two companies she created and owned, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Wolfe Claims Services. These companies weren’t vendors of her employer’s clients. She created fake approvals for the funds paid to these companies to cover up the fraud. Over the course of five years, she directed more than $3.7 million from her employer to the two companies.
One day in September of 2022, court documents say that Adderley transferred more than $56,000 from her employer’s account to Wolfe Claims Services’ Bank of America account, which she owned and controlled.
“We are very proud of the work our Secret Service partners did in this investigation,” said U.S. Attorney Simonton. “No company should face the scenario that this one did, in which a trusted employee steals millions of dollars from its accounts. The Justice Department will not tolerate such breaches of trust.”
Adderley will have to pay restitution for funds obtained from the fraud, and the judge will set the amount at sentencing. She faces 20 years in federal prison, and her sentencing date is May 6, 2024.
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