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Former bank manager sentenced to federal prison for conspiring to steal government funds

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U.S. District Judge John E. Steele on Monday sentenced Emmanuel Marty, 32, of Lehigh Acres to two years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to commit theft of government funds.

The Court also ordered Marty to pay $1,460,063.16 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service. The sentence also included a money judgment in that same amount, $1,460,063.16, representing the proceeds of the offense.

Marty pleaded guilty on Jan. 7.

According to court documents, Marty was employed as a bank manager at a bank in Fort Myers. While employed at that bank, he used his position to override internal controls and cash approximately $1,460,063.16 worth of United States Treasury Checks that were generated as refund checks, as a result of fraudulent tax returns filed with the Internal Revenue Service. The tax returns were filed using stolen personal identification information.

This case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney David G. Lazarus.

Source: United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida