Janet Yamanaka Mello pleaded guilty to stealing from a youth development program for military families to buy real estate, clothing, high-end jewelry and 82 vehicles.
A Texas woman who pleaded guilty to charges of stealing nearly $109 million from a youth development program for children of military families and using it to fund an extravagant lifestyle that included multiple mansions, a fleet of luxury cars and designer accessories was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in federal prison.
Mello was a financial manager who handled funding for a youth program at the military base and determined whether grant money was available. She created a fraudulent group called Child Health and Youth Lifelong Development, prosecutors said. Janet Yamanaka Mello, left, an ex-civilian employee of the U.S. Army convicted of stealing $109 million from a youth development program for children of military families, and her husband, Mark Mello, walk into the federal courthouse Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas.
Mello used the money to buy millions of dollars of real estate, clothing, high-end jewelry and 82 vehicles that included a Maserati, a Mercedes, a 1954 Corvette and a Ferrari Fratelli motorcycle.
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