Mandeville Bookkeeper Charged with Access Device Fraud

NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that on November 2, 2023  DEBORAH C. KLOOR, age 59, of Mandeville, was indicted for access device fraud in relation to her embezzlement from a Folsom-based company, where she worked as a bookkeeper.  KLOOR is also alleged to have stolen funds from the business’s owner, for whom KLOOR worked  as a personal assistant.

According to the indictment, KLOOR is alleged to have used the company’s credit cards as well as the owner’s bank and Amazon accounts without authorization, for her own personal benefit. The indictment alleges that, from approximately January 2015 through December 2019, KLOOR misappropriated $446,324.04 from the company and from the owner without their knowledge or permission.

If convicted, KLOOR could receive up to ten years in prison, up to a $250,000.00 fine or the greater of twice the gross gain or twice the gross loss, and up to three years of supervised release after imprisonment.  She would also pay a $100 mandatory special assessment fee.