Yolanda Brooks, of Indianapolis, worked for a company processing insurance claims from 2005 to 2020. The Justice Department identified Ms. Brooks’ former workplace as company A.
Between 2018 and 2021, Ms. Brooks took approximately 486 checks mailed to her workplace and deposited them in a personal bank account, according to the Justice Department. The total amount Ms. Brooks deposited was over $900,000, which she spent shopping at Victoria’s Secret, gambling at casinos and taking luxury vacations, the Justice Department said.
In addition to prison time, Ms. Brooks was ordered to pay $920,148 in restitution. According to an April 3 report by the Indianapolis Business Journal, Ms. Brooks owes restitution to several major providers, including St. Louis-based Ascension and CVS.
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