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Jackson Bookkeeper Sentenced to Nearly Four Years for $1.48 Million Embezzlement, Tax Fraud
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Jackson Bookkeeper Gets 4 Years for $1.48M Embezzlement, Tax Fraud

A Jackson, Wyoming, bookkeeper was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for embezzling $1.48 million from her former employer and committing tax fraud. Laura Marie Means will also serve three years of supervised release.

09/28/2026 · Miami-Dade County edition

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Laura Marie Means, 46, of Jackson, Wyoming, received a 46-month federal prison sentence Tuesday for a multiyear scheme that defrauded her former employer of approximately $1.48 million. U.S. District Court officials sentenced Means to the prison term and three years of supervised release. The scheme involved wire fraud and tax evasion. Means failed to report the embezzled funds on her tax filings.

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