Susan and Michael Wimberly are behind bars in Burke County, charged in connection with a years-long embezzlement scheme and the first-ever Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) charges in the county’s history.
Susan Jennifer Perez Godbee Wimberly was employed by CMS, a manufacturing company based in Italy with operations in Burke County, when she allegedly embezzled more than $620,000 from them over a four-year period.
Lieutenant Heather Sims led the investigation that uncovered a sophisticated financial scheme in which the stolen funds were used to illegally purchase vehicles, farming equipment, and even a local restaurant…