A Lexington woman pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to wire fraud after prosecutors said she spent nearly seven years charging hundreds of thousands of dollars in personal expenses to a horse farm’s business credit card, including airline tickets, designer clothing and a country club membership.
Christina Lynch admitted in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky that she misused a business credit card entrusted to her while working as a bookkeeper and expense manager for a horse farm in Paris, Kentucky, according to court records and a plea agreement filed in the case.
Federal prosecutors said Lynch used the card between October 2017 and July 2024 for personal purchases totaling $691,257.89, then caused the farm to pay off the balances by falsely representing the charges as legitimate business expenses…