""Today's plea means the defendant has been held accountable for a calculated scheme that siphoned off nearly $10 million from the very employers who trusted her.""
""According to court filings, between approximately 2017 and 2024, Corona worked as a personal assistant to the former Salomon Brothers investment banker, and Rockaway Beach native, and his wife.""
Catalina Corona, a personal assistant, pleaded guilty to wire fraud for stealing $9.5 million from Richard and Priscilla Schmeelk over seven years. She forged their signatures on checks and used the funds to pay off credit card debt and buy luxury items. Corona's actions included depositing checks made out to cash from the couple's accounts without their consent. She faces a maximum of 30 years in prison, along with restitution and fines for her calculated scheme.
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