A Nashville man is heading back to federal prison after stealing more than $100,000 from his employer, a crime he committed in Kentucky shortly after being released from prison for a previous multi-million dollar fraud scheme.
Aaron Vallett, 48, was sentenced on June 4, 2026, to two years and two months in federal prison for two counts of wire fraud. Following his prison term, he will face three years of supervised release. He has also been ordered to pay restitution totaling $101,630.56.
The sentence was announced by U.S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of the Western District of Kentucky and Special Agent in Charge Robert Holman of the United States Secret Service Louisville Field Office. Because there is no parole in the federal system, Vallett will serve the full duration of his handed-down sentence.
Court findings reveal that between July 2020 and November 2021, Vallett used his position as the Chief Financial Officer for a local home remodeling company to siphon funds from his employer. Granted direct access to the company’s bank accounts through his executive role, Vallett devised and executed a scheme to divert the $101,630.56 into his own pockets for his personal use…