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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
Sept. 9 , 2009
EMPORIA MANUFACTURER’S CFO AND HIS WIFE SENTENCED IN EMBEZZLEMENT CASE
WICHITA, KAN. – The former chief financial officer of Vektek Inc., and his wife have been sentenced to federal prison in a case involving the embezzlement of more than $2.6 million from the Emporia-based manufacturing firm, U.S. Attorney Lanny Welch said today.
James W. Foremsky, 62, Topeka, Kan., was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison. His wife, Susan A. Foremsky, 57, Topeka, Kan., was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison. They were ordered to pay more than $2.6 million in restitution.
In March 2009, James Foremsky pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, and Susan A. Foremsky pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact to wire fraud. In their pleas, the Foremskys agreed not to contest the civil forfeiture of their house, four cars and contents of two bank accounts.
In his plea, Foremsky admitted that from June 1995 to Nov. 8, 2007, he was the chief financial officer of Vektek, located at 1334 E. 6th Ave. in Emporia, Kan. During that time, he had control over all of Vektek’s finances, including the company’s bank accounts.
Foremsky unlawfully withdrew funds from the company’s accounts in order to maintain a lavish lifestyle for himself and his family including:
– Expensive vacations
– Bar tabs
– Meals
– New vehicles
– Mortgage payments
– A hobby maintaining and showing jumping horses
He altered internal checkbook spreadsheets and moved funds between accounts in an attempt to cover up the thefts.
Welch commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Hathaway for their work on the case.
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