TULSA, OKLA. — This is an official press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (USAO - Oklahoma, Northern), published as received.
TULSA, Okla. – A former office manager was sentenced today for Bank Fraud and stealing more than $700k from her employers, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
U.S. District Judge Raul M Arias-Marxuach sentenced Toni Lee Mesh, 40, of Vinita, to 46 months imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release. She is further ordered to pay $703,938.41 in restitution.
In 2023, Mesh was hired as the office manager and accountant for two privately owned manufacturing businesses in Pryor. She was responsible for the business’s accounting system, processing revenues and expenses, and handling payroll. Mesh admitted to abusing her position of trust to embezzle funds for unauthorized transactions that solely benefited her. Prior to being fired, Mesh embezzled nearly $580k. After Mesh was fired in June 2024, she continued to falsify business checks.
Mesh was hired two months later as an office manager by a business in Broken Arrow. She was employed there for less than 90 days and stole more than $100k from that business.
Court dockets show that Mesh has been convicted in state court for embezzlement, unauthorized use of a credit card, and uttering a forged instrument.
Mesh was permitted to remain on bond and voluntarily surrender to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. The U.S. Secret Service investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney David D. Whipple prosecuted the case.
