Easton Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing $380K From Employers for Lavish Purchases

An Easton woman who pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud after stealing $380,000 from her employer for high-end personal gifts has been sentenced to one year and a day in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. 

Dawn Mininberg, 48, was sentenced on Tuesday to prison time, followed by a year of home confinement and two additional years of supervised release.

Federal officials said she worked for a Greenwich company, where she provided financial services. Over a two year period, she charged $380,000 in personal expenses on her corporate American Express card, including lavish clothing, theater tickets, children's parties and lessons, vacations, an $11,000 jungle gym and charitable donations, according to federal officials.

As part of her duties, Mininberg would justify charges on expense reports, including her own.

While doing expense reports, she admitted to using her position to hide her expenditures by categorizing personal purchases as office supplies, meals, meetings or lodging for the company, according to federal authorities.

Miniberg was also ordered to pay $386,907.77 in restitution.

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