Tabitha Dobi, a 46-year-old woman from Brunswick, Georgia, has been sentenced to 33 months in prison for wire fraud after pleading guilty to stealing over $250,000 from a real estate company where she worked.
The investigation, initiated by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), began when the St. Simons real estate company noticed a missing cash deposit, which led to the discovery of significant discrepancies in their financial records.
Dobi managed the office for four years, exploiting her position to siphon off cash deposits and concealing her thefts within the company’s accounting system. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District, Jill E. Steinberg, emphasized the breach of trust in her statement: “Tabitha Dobi misused her position to defraud hundreds of thousands of dollars from an employer who trusted her. This sentence holds her accountable for her fraudulent activity.”
Additionally, Dobi redirected rental payments from a tenant to her personal account through an online payment service, further misusing company funds for her benefit.
In addition to her prison sentence, Dobi has been ordered to repay $251,569 in restitution and will serve three years of supervised release following her incarceration. The case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by the Southern District of Georgia.