Redding Woman Sentenced for Embezzlement Related Charges

This document is about a Redding, California woman named Peggy Kaye Witts who was sentenced to 3 years and 10 months in prison for embezzling over $824,000 from her employer, the Voorwood Company Inc., and failing to report the stolen money as income on her federal tax returns. Witts was the past president and CFO of the company and admitted to engaging in a scheme to defraud the company by issuing duplicate paychecks to herself and company checks for personal expenses over a 4-year period. She was ordered to pay full restitution to the company and the IRS.

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