Tahlequah Woman Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement of Government Funds
| U.S. Attorney’s Office July 13, 2009 |
MUSKOGEE, OK—Sheldon J. Sperling, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced today that DENISE K. PAGE, age 56, of Tahlequah, Oklahoma, pled guilty to Embezzlement of Government Funds, in violation of Title 18 U.S.C. Section 641.
“Charges arose from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation,” stated U.S. Attorney Sheldon J. Sperling.
“The information alleges that from about January 2006, until about December 2006, PAGE, stole approximately $28,800.00 belonging to Arvest Bank of Wagoner, Oklahoma,” recalled U.S. Attorney Sperling. “PAGE made several fictitious loans and cashed the checks herself.”
“The Honorable Steven P. Shreder, Magistrate Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, in Muskogee, accepted the defendant’s guilty plea and ordered the completion of a presentence report. Sentencing will be scheduled following its completion. The defendant remains on bond pending sentencing.”
“The statutory range of punishment is not more than 10 years imprisonment and/or up to $250,000.00 in fines,” stated U.S. Attorney Sperling. “A preliminary calculation of the Sentencing Guidelines, projects an advisory sentencing range of 0-6 months imprisonment.”
“Assistant United States Attorney Ryan Roberts represented the United States.”