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Paducah, Kentucky - Nichole M. Lawrence, 34, of Paducah, has been charged with six counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. She has made her initial court appearance. If convicted, Lawrence faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for each wire fraud count and a mandatory 24 months for identity theft. There is no parole in the federal system.

Key Points

• Lawrence allegedly used her position as an office manager to unlawfully obtain over $400,000 from her employer in McCracken County, Kentucky.
• From September 2019 to February 2023, Lawrence scheduled electronic payments for personal expenses using the company’s bank accounts.
• The personal expenses she paid using her employer's bank account covered various payments. These included settling her BP Solutions/FleetCor Funding and Home Depot credit card bills.
• Over several instances, she used this method to reduce her debts. Specifically, in 2020, she made payments amounting to $7,053.93. This increased to $8,702.44 in 2021, then to $10,886.92 in 2022. In 2023, the total paid was $5,513.16.
• She also issued an unauthorized company check in the amount of $1,700 to herself using a stamp with the general manager’s signature.