ATLANTA - Barbara Furlow-Smiles, a former diversity program manager at Facebook and Nike, has been sentenced for stealing more than $5 million based on an elaborate scheme involving fraudulent vendors, fictitious paperwork, and cash kickbacks.
“Furlow-Smiles shamelessly violated her position of trust as a DEI executive at Facebook to steal millions from the company utilizing a scheme involving fraudulent vendors, fake invoices, and cash kickbacks,” said U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan. “After being terminated from Facebook, she brazenly continued the fraud as a DEI leader at Nike, where she stole another six-figure sum from their diversity program. Her prison sentence reflects the consequences of her decision to orchestrate an intricate scheme to defraud two of her employers for personal profit.”
via www.justice.gov
Though in truth, Meta and Nike probably lost a lot less than they would have had she been a diligent promoter of DEI, which is a bad idea. Funny how that works.
Would it be wise to assume that anyone seeking a post of Diversity Program Manager is likely to be a crook? Too sweeping?
Posted by: dearieme | 05/18/2024 at 03:18 PM