Dallas Area Couple Indicted for Embezzling $14.5 Million From Retirement Accounts

Dallas Area Couple Indicted for Embezzling $14.5 Million From Retirement Accounts

Dallas Area Couple Indicted for Embezzling $14.5 Million From Retirement Accounts 150 150 Robert Rex, Esq.

October 2018-Red Oak, Texas

Jeffrey Richie, 53, and his wife Wendy Richie, 58, of Red Oak, TX, (a suburb south of Dallas) were indicted for conspiracy, theft from an employee benefit plan, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. An indictment filed in the Northern DIstrict of Texas alleges that they embezzled $14.5 million from retirement accounts. If convicted on all counts, the Richies face up to 81 years in federal prison.

According to the indictment, the RIchies operated Vantage Benefits Administration which served as third party administrator for dozens of retirement funds and 401(k)s. Ms. Richie submitted fraudulent distribution requests to the retirement fund custodian, Matrix Trust Co. Upon receipt of the funds, rather than depositing into the beneficiaries accounts, the Richies used the funds for the Vantage payroll and expenses as well as personal expenses for their farm and home.

An indictment is a formal accusation of criminal conduct, not evidence. Defendants are presumed innocent unless convicted.

LInk to Department of Justice press release.

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