Lewes woman sentenced for embezzling over $430,000

The United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced that 50-year-old Penni Enama, of Lewes, was sentenced to two years in prison and full restitution Wednesday, after pleading guilty to violations of wire fraud and tax evasion.

According to court documents, while employed at a law firm in Delaware Enama began embezzling funds from the firm’s escrow account in May 2001. Enama was a real estate paralegal, and used her access to a closing escrow account to divert at least $439,824 to her personal use. She also did not declare the embezzled funds on her federal income tax returns for the 2011-2013 tax years.

This case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, and it is being prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Lauren Paxton.