SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The United States Attorney’s Office Northern District of Indiana announced 50-year-old Daneen Bilodeau, of Rockford, Ill., was sentenced after pleading guilty to Wire Fraud and Bank Fraud.

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

Documents in the case state between October 2015 and August 2019, Bilodeau devised a scheme to defraud and obtain money from her employer.

Court documents state she embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars by withdrawing cash from the company account and making personal purchases on a company card.