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Date: 07-04-2021

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United States of America v. Lisa Buza Hill

Case Number: 3:20-cr-00245-MOC-DCK

Judge: David S. Cayer

Court: United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina (Mecklenburg County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: United States District Attorney’s Office

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Description: Charlotte, North Carolina embezzlement charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Lisa Buza Hill, 41, of Belmont, N.C., who was charged for wire fraud and making false statements for embezzling more than $570,000 from two companies that employed herHill was previously convicted of stealing more than $800,000 from a third company where she was employed.

In 2012, Hill, also known as Lisa Rollins-Hill, was convicted of federal wire fraud after she admitted to stealing more than $800,000 from her then-employer, a motorcycle company headquartered in Kings Mountain, N.C. At the time, Hill was ordered to serve a five-month probationary term, three years of supervised release and to pay $807,506.39 in restitution to the victim company.

In July 2020, the U.S. Attorney’s Office filed new charges against Hill, for embezzling funds from a Charlotte-based company where Hill worked as a Controller. According to court documents filed in this case, from September 2019 to February 2020, and while still paying restitution for the 2012 embezzlement scheme, Hill misused her access to her employer’s financial system, including her authority to issue company checks, and defrauded the company by fraudulently issuing herself approximately 15 company checks totaling over $22,000. During this time, Hill also made false statements to the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s attempts to collect court-ordered restitution owed by Hill in connection with her 2012 conviction.

In June 2021, while Hill’s criminal charges for the fraudulent check scheme were still pending, a federal bill of information was also filed against Hill, charging her with embezzling more than $550,000 from her latest employer, a development company located in Rock Hill, S.C., identified in court documents as Company A. According to court documents, from May 2020 to January 2021, Hill was employed by Company A as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). As the CFO, Hill had access to the company’s bank accounts, and her duties included the ability to make payments on behalf of the company. As court documents show, Hill misused her position and access to the company’s financial records to make unauthorized payments to herself, including to make transfers from Company A’s accounts to pay for Hill’s personal expenses. In total, Hill transferred more than $550,000 in authorized funds from Company A for her personal benefit. As Hill admitted in court today, Hill used the embezzled funds to make payments for a BMW vehicle, to pay for a trip to Disney World, to make mortgage payments and to settle misuse of funds allegations from previous employers.

The FBI and CMPD conducted the investigations into Hill. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jenny G. Sugar of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Charlotte is in charge of Hill’s prosecution.

Outcome: 06/22/2021 Minute Entry: PLEA HEARING as to Lisa Buza Hill held before Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer. Defendant sworn and advised of rights and charges. Court reviews plea agreement. Plea Entered by Lisa Buza Hill (1) Guilty Count 2. Factual Basis Found. Plea accepted. Objections to Acceptance of Plea due by 7/6/2021. Government attorney: Jenny Sugar. Defendant attorney: W. Kelly Johnson. Court Reporter: DCR. (mek) (Entered: 06/22/2021)
06/22/2021 35 ACCEPTANCE and entry of Guilty Plea as to Lisa Buza Hill. Signed by Magistrate Judge David S. Cayer. (mek) (Entered: 06/22/2021)
06/22/2021 36 Notice of PSI Interview Preference as to Lisa Buza Hill (mek) (Entered: 06/22/2021)

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