Ex-Army worker dubbed 'Gucci Goddess' sentenced to 15 years for stealing $108.9M

A former civilian employee who stole nearly $109 million from the Army and used the money to live in luxury has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison.

Janet Yamanaka Mello, 57, apologized in court for her crime — the largest theft in San Antonio history — minutes before U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez handed down her sentence Tuesday.

“After all of my actions that were unlawful, foolish and just irrational, I have really tarnished the good reputation that I have worked for all my life,” she said. “I will forever be sorry, and I will continue to work to make things right.”

Mello pleaded guilty on March 7 to mail fraud and tax charges for the scheme, which went undetected by the Army for almost seven years.


https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/janet-mello-sentenced-15-years-stealing-108m-army-19589450.php

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Holy Cow! A civil servant had a job managing resources for the Army and she stole it!