Woman pleads guilty to embezzling $2.7 million from Lubbock law firm

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Emily Ann Anderson has agreed to plead guilty to unauthorized transactions with an access device, using a “sham” consulting firm and other methods, to embezzle more than 2.7 million dollars from a Lubbock law firm.

Federal court documents indicate Anderson used three different methods to embezzle money from the company: unauthorized use of company credit cards, disbursements from the company’s operating account and unauthorized increases in his premium.

Anderson had worked for the firm as an accounting manager since 2018. The firm was informed that she issued checks from the firm to her consulting group in May 2024. She has now admitted to making unauthorized transactions with the intent to defraud, from November 2022 to May 2024.

The company brought in forensic accountants to investigate, discovering that Anderson had “made 278 unauthorized disbursements totaling $2,435,364.60 from the (company’s) operating account and had converted these funds to its own use and benefit. Accountants also discovered 186 transactions on his Amazon account made with the law firm’s credit card, amounting to $38,177.86. She also made three unauthorized increases to her bonus: $30,000 in 2022, $115,000 in 2023 and $125,000 in 2024.

Anderson was fired from her job in May and now faces up to 15 years in prison, if her plea is accepted.

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