Montco man gets prison for embezzling $3M
A Montgomery County man who pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $3 million from his employer over 10 years was sentenced Thursday. Brian J. Rowland, 44, of Gilbertsville, will serve 63 months in prison and pay more than $3.5 million in restitution. He pleaded guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
A Montgomery County man who pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $3 million from his employer over 10 years was sentenced Thursday. Brian J. Rowland, 44, of Gilbertsville, will serve 63 months in prison and pay more than $3.5 million in restitution. He pleaded guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Rowland was employed as a bookkeeper from 1994 to 2006 for Gillespie Group, a Delaware County advertising company. He was responsible for daily financial transactions, and was authorized to write checks.
In 1992, Rowland registered a fictitious business, Business Management Concepts, in Pennsylvania. From 1994 through 2006, Rowland wrote checks from Gillespie to the fake business. In addition to the embezzlement, Rowland pleaded guilty to tax evasion for failing to disclose the extra income on his federal income-tax forms, according to court papers. - Mari A. Schaefer
