A federal indictment says she used the money for a home spa system, rare books, childcare, clothes, entertainment, travel, a cruise and vacation tickets for herself and family members.
She also used the money to pay off her credit card bill, loans and tax payments for those for whom she prepared taxes, according to theHer attorney, Michael Harris Fienman of Philadelphia, didn’t immediately respond to an email message seeking comment on her behalf. The news release says Simpson was stealing from the Horsham, Montgomery County, company starting in 2012 until she was fired in October 2019. An indictment charging her with wire fraud and filing a false tax return was filed April 12 and unsealed April 26.
The indictment says Simpson failed to report the stolen money as income on her tax returns for tax years 2015 through 2018. “Instead of doing the right thing and performing her job honestly as the assistant controller for this company, she took advantage of her position and chose the greedy path,” said U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams in the news release.Rudy Miller may be reached at