Berkeley County Woman Admits to Defrauding Employer of Nearly $300,000

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - A Martinsburg, West Virginia woman has admitted to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from her employer, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey.

Brittaney Allura Hall, 36, pled guilty to one count of wire fraud. According to court documents, Hall was an office manager and accountant for a business in Martinsburg and had access to the company's financial information and accounts. As part of her unlawful scheme, Hall conducted financial transactions that caused overpayments of payroll in reimbursements and commissions to which she wasn't entitled. She also wrote checks to herself without authority and created false invoices which caused unauthorized payments to be made for her own financial benefit.

As a part of the plea agreement, Hall has agreed to pay $258,143.51 in restitution.

Hall faces up to 20 years in prison. A federal district court judge would determine the sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Eleanor Hurney is prosecuting the case on behalf of the government.

The FBI and the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office investigated.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert W. Trumble presided.