Fayetteville accountant sentenced to prison
by February 9, 2012 4:04 pm 300 views
Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced Thursday (Feb. 9) that Kimberly O’Dell, 51, of Fayetteville, was sentenced to 108 months imprisonment for wire fraud, money laundering and misuse of Department of Treasury names or symbols.
U.S. District Court Judge Jimm Larry Hendren presided over the sentencing hearing.
O’Dell, an accountant who owned a business in Fayetteville, defrauded former clients out of more than $1,500,000. O’Dell was a fugitive for nearly 18 months before being arrested on June 15, 2011 in New Orleans.
O’Dell’s clients included: Thomas Terminella and his company, Terminella and Associates, and the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, chapter of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.
O’Dell was also convicted for misusing names and symbols of the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service.