A St. Charles, Missouri, man has admitted in federal court to orchestrating a years-long embezzlement scheme that resulted in losses exceeding $400,000 to his employer.
Talon Lewis, 33, pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of mail fraud. Court documents state that from Oct. 21, 2019, through at least Feb. 19, 2025, Lewis executed the scheme while employed as an accounts payable specialist at a medical business.
As part of his job duties, Lewis routinely received lists of patients who were owed refunds. He was responsible for uploading the information so the company could generate and mail refund checks. Instead, Lewis admitted he manipulated the process by adding fictitious patients to the refund lists…