MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Brigit Marshall, 49, was sentenced to 21 months in prison for one count of wire fraud. She was sentenced before U.S. District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz on September 22, 2026. She previously pleaded guilty on May 19, 2026.
According to court documents, beginning in 2017 and continuing through May 2025, Marshall embezzled over $1.2 million from her employer, Victim Company, a company headquartered in Minnesota that sells new trucks, parts, and services. The defendant worked at the company beginning in 2017. Her job included overseeing human resources and doing the company’s payroll.
Beginning in 2017, Marshall began creating excess garnishments within the payroll system and directed, via electronic bank transfer, these fabricated garnishments to herself or accounts she controlled. To cover up her embezzlement scheme, Marshall created separate general ledgers, and the transfer of these embezzled funds were hidden or buried in legitimate payments in unrelated areas. The defendant used the fraudulently obtained funds for personal spending and to fund her gambling addiction…