Ex Employee Gets 5 Years Jail For Stealing $5 Million From Facebook, Nike
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38-year-old Barbara Furlow-Smiles set up fake deals and planned sham events to pocket money she charged from the tech and sportswear giants for seven years.
A former Meta and Nike employee, who was hired to boost workplace diversity, has been charged for stealing $5 million from the companies to fund a "luxury lifestyle".
38-year-old Barbara Furlow-Smiles set up fake deals and planned sham events in US to pocket money she charged from the tech and sportswear giants for seven years. Furlow-Smiles has been sentenced to five years in jail and ordered to pay back the money she stole.
“Furlow-Smiles shamelessly violated her position of trust as a DEI executive at Meta's Facebook to steal millions from the company utilizing a scheme involving fraudulent vendors, fake invoices, and cash kickbacks,” the prosecution said in a statement.
