A Kansas City, Missouri man has been sentenced to federal prison for embezzling more than $600,000 from his employer, a local law firm.
Jeremy Ubben, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to two years and nine months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. The sentence comes after Ubben admitted to wire fraud, income tax evasion, and money laundering.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Ubben fraudulently reimbursed himself $612,000 in fake business expenses between March 2023 and August 2024 while working as the business manager for the firm. His position gave him full administrative access to the firm’s payroll system, which he used to create and approve fictitious reimbursement requests.
In addition to the prison sentence, Ubben has been ordered to repay $612,000 to the law firm, $127,589 to the IRS, and $27,038 to the State of Missouri. He must also forfeit $40,000 in laundered funds.
Court records show that Ubben laundered the stolen money through a TD Ameritrade brokerage account and failed to file a federal income tax return in 2023, despite earning $262,000 in taxable income that year.
Ubben pleaded guilty in February and has since cooperated with authorities.
