Ex Facebook Employee Steal Over 4 million dollar From Company To Fund Luxurious Lifestyle

A former Facebook employee defrauded the company of millions of dollars. In fact, the company has found a former Facebook employee guilty of stealing 4 million dollars (about Rs 33 crore). The employee spent such a huge amount on luxuries that he flew to California and Georgia, according to the report.

In America, a woman named Barbara Farlow Smiles worked in the social media platform Facebook (Meta). According to the US Attorney's Office, the woman was working as a lead strategist in the company. She worked in the company from 2017 to 2021. He adopted a unique method of looting money. In which he stole money through schemes with fraudulent sellers, fake charges and cash kickbacks, etc. He made false bills for the company, and looted money for services that the company never received!

The press release states that Barbara used her Facebook Expense account to live a luxurious life. He spent this money in California and Georgia. She used company funds for personal expenses, including hair styling, baby sitters, and pre-school tuition. It is said that Barbara linked the company's credit cards to digital payment apps like PayPal, Venmo. Then he used those services which were not applicable on the card.

The woman had also made her friends, relatives etc. a part of the scheme. Investigators say the woman prepared a false expense report. After that the vendors paid him in cash. In total, the woman stole more than $4 million from Facebook. He did all this through suspicious charges, fraudulent bills which were for services which the company never received.