KANSAS CITY, Kan. (WIBW) – A woman has been indicted for spending more than a quarter-million dollars on handbags using a company debit card, officials with the United States Department of Justice said on Friday afternoon.
A federal grand jury in Kansas City, Kansas, returned an indictment charging Kendra Gonzalez, 32, of Olathe, with using her former employer’s company debit card to make hundreds of thousands of dollars in unauthorized purchases.
According to court documents, Gonzale was indicted on one count of wire fraud.
While working as a comptroller, officials said,Gonzalez is accused of using a company debit card to purchase 150 luxury handbags from a social-commerce marketplace for online buying and selling of secondhand goods while working as a comptroller, officials said.
Gonzalez also allegedly used the company debit card for unauthorized personal expenses such as meals, entertainment and hotel accommodations, and to send money to other people.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jabari Wamble is prosecuting the case.
In other indictments, according to the U.S. Department of Justice:
Hoover Rafael Alberto-Zuniga, 34, was indicted on one count of unlawful reentry after deportation. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is investigating the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michelle McFarlane is prosecuting the case.
Jose Melecio Bolivar-Chaidez, 54, was indicted on one count of unlawful reentry after deportation subsequent to a felony conviction. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is investigating the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jabari Wamble is prosecuting the case.
Jose Cristobal Rubio-Bardales, 43, was indicted on one count of reentry of a previously removed alien convicted of an aggravated felony. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is investigating the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Zabel is prosecuting the case.
Lazarro Tiburcio-Nevarro, 38, was indicted on one count of unlawful reentry after deportation. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is investigating the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney D. Christopher Oakley is prosecuting the case.
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