Illinois Woman Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison

SOUTH BEND – Yesterday, Daneen Bilodeau, 50 years old, of Rockford, Illinois, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Cristal C. Brisco after pleading guilty to wire fraud and bank fraud, announced Acting United States Attorney M. Scott Proctor.

Bilodeau was sentenced to 21 months in prison followed by 2 years of supervised release and ordered to pay $426,611.53 in restitution to the victim of the offense.

According to documents in the case, between October 2015 through August 2019, Bilodeau devised a scheme to defraud and obtain money from her employer. She embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars by withdrawing cash from the company account and making personal purchases on a company card.

This case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with assistance from the Elkhart Police Department. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Jerome W. McKeever.