New Hampshire Woman Charged with Theft from Non-Profit Organization
| U.S. Attorney’s Office September 18, 2013 |
BOSTON—A New Hampshire woman was charged today for stealing from an organization that receives substantial federal funding.
Tysen Julian, 33, of East Hampstead, New Hampshire, was charged by complaint with wire fraud and theft from an organization receiving more than $10,000 in federal funds in a one-year period.
The complaint alleges that from approximately October 2009 until July 2013, Julian stole about $120,000 from a non-profit organization by submitting false expense reimbursements. The complaint further alleges that among other things, Julian forged various approval signatures in order to receive the money.
If convicted, Julian faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for each count of wire fraud and 10 years in prison for each count of theft from a program receiving more than $10,000 in federal funding.
United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and Vincent B. Lisi, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Division, made the announcement today. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Sara Miron Bloom of Ortiz’s Economic Crimes Unit.