BOSTON — A Dartmouth woman pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud in federal court in Boston after she allegedly embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from two separate employers, announced Acting United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy and Jodi Cohen, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Boston Division.

In May 2024, Jasmyne Botelho, 41, was indicted by a federal grand jury after she allegedly embezzled money from two employers.

Botelho reportedly stole at least $280,000 from one employer between September 2017 and April 2020. She allegedly directed payments purportedly intended for the company’s vendors to bank accounts she controlled and used company funds to make payments on personal credit cards and an auto loan. Botelho also allegedly falsified her employer’s books and records to make it appear as though the files had been sent to legitimate vendors rather than herself.

Between May 2022 and December 2023, Botelho allegedly improperly inflated her payroll from another employer by more than $160,000. She reportedly concealed her scheme by manipulating her employer’s payroll and accounting software to hide her inflated payroll and phony “reimbursements” she paid to herself.

U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper scheduled Botelho’s sentencing for Dec. 18, 2024.

If she’s found guilty, Botelho could face up to 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes, which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.