Allentown Woman Pleads Guilty in $1.6 Million Embezzlement Scheme

PHILADELPHIA—Vivian K. Williams, 50, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty today to four counts of mail fraud and four counts of filing false federal income tax returns in connection with the embezzlement of approximately $1.6 million from her employer, announced United States Attorney Michael L. Levy. Between 1999 and 2008, Williams diverted the monies from International Women’s Apparel, Inc., to her own personal bank account. In addition, Williams did not report the additional taxable income on her federal income tax returns for the calendar years 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. International Women’s Apparel, Inc., is a subsidiary of Hartmarx Corporation.

Williams is scheduled to be sentenced on December 9, 2009. She faces a maximum possible sentence of 92 years in prison, a $2 million fine, five years of supervised release, and an $800 special victims/witness assessment.

The case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service/Criminal Investigation Division (Bethlehem Office), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) (Allentown Resident Agency). It is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Seth Weber.

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