JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – Amanda Manata, 41, was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison, followed by 10 years of probation, for stealing more than $500,000 from her employer in 2014.
Manata was working for Vista Products at the time and was ordered to pay the company $287,000 in restitution after she pleaded guilty last month to one count of schemes to defraud and one count of grand theft.
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Manata had worked for Vista since 2013 and was responsible for paying vendors who did business with the company.
She took 42 checks originally meant for vendors, and changed the name on the checks to her own, cashing or depositing most of them.
In total, the checks added up to $521,462.81
Detectives were able to recover some of the money during their investigation, but Manata was ordered to repay the remainder.