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Wood County Woman sentenced for embezzling over $1.8 million dollars.

An East Texas woman sentenced to 80 months in federal prison for embezzling over $1.8 million dollars from California companies she worked for.
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TYLER — A Wood County woman was sentenced to 80 months in federal prison Thursday after pleading guilty to embezzlement charges.

According to the Department of Justice, Linda Su, also known as Linda Perkins, was a naturalized citizen from Taiwan who lived in both Hawkins, Texas and Los Angeles, California.

She was a financial controller who split her time living in both states.

Based on information presented in court, Su made many unauthorized wire transfers between bank accounts, including one she controlled at City National Bank in Sulphur Springs, Texas, in March of 2017.

Among other unauthorized transfers made in 2015 and 2016 were Airport Van Rental and ACE Medical Transport bank accounts transferred into Su's personal checking account.

Su made personal credit card payments, purchased land and paid contractors, who were constructing her home in Wood County, with funds from Airport Van Rental and ACE Medical Transport bank accounts.

In total, Su embezzled and transferred over $1.8 million dollars from the California companies she worked for at the time.

On Dec. 13, 2017, Su was indicted by a federal grand jury. She cooperated with investigators and entered into an Asset Preservation Agreement with the United States Attorney’s Office.

That agreement required her to pay restitution in the amount of $1.8 million to her victims by liquidating her assets and turning over those proceeds for restitution for the victims.

Su forfeited all of her rights, titles and interests to property and vehicles, as part of her plea agreement.

On June 7, 2018, Su pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud and one count of money laundering.

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