Joe Biden’s former State Department employee pleaded guilty to embezzling $650,000 over two years. She could face up to ten years in prison.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Levita Almuete Ferrer, 64 (also known by the name Levita Brezovic), was accused of writing 60 checks for herself and three other people with whom she shared a relationship.
According to prosecutors, Ferrer printed, signed, and deposited 63 checks totaling $657.347.50 into her account. She then tried to cover her tracks by changing the “listed payee” on QuickBooks to a real State Department Vendor.
The U.S. attorney Edward R. Martin Jr., Special Agent in Charge Benjamin Brockschmidt of the State Department’s Office of Inspector General, and Deputy Assistant Director William Ferrari of the Diplomatic Security Service Office of Special Investigations of the State Department all played a role in the agreement and its announcement.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kondi Kleinman prosecuted the charge along with paralegal specialist Sona Chaturvedi. Assistant U.S. Attorney Katherine Orville of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina was credited with the essential investigatory work.
Ferrer could face up to 10 years in prison during sentencing scheduled for September 18th before U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper. Ferrer accepted a guilty plea and will pay the stolen amount in restitution to the U.S. government.
