A Farmington man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for wire fraud and money laundering after admitting to embezzling approximately $1.7 million from his employer over several years.
Timothy Sean Edgar, 44, received the sentence from U.S. District Court Judge Howard C. Nielson, Jr., who also ordered three years of supervised release and restitution payments totaling $1,778,251 to the victim.
Court documents show that Edgar’s scheme began in 2021 and continued until October 2024. He opened a fraudulent sales channel through an online marketplace, accessed his employer’s vendor portal using his credentials, and redirected Automated Clearing House payments into his personal bank account. Edgar later made partial repayments to his employer using his own credit card.
“This case is an example of a defendant who used the victim’s trust against them,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Felice John Viti of the District of Utah. “Mr. Edgar took advantage of a small business by building a strong relationship with his employer and gained access and control that he then used to perpetrate his fraud scheme. The U.S. Attorney’s Office and our law enforcement partners will not tolerate fraud in our communities, and we will continue to investigate and prosecute fraudsters and seek justice for victims of these crimes.”
The investigation was conducted by the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), FBI Salt Lake City Field Office, and North Salt Lake City Police Department.
Assistant United States Attorneys Mark E. Woolf and Jacob J. Strain prosecuted the case.
