Tom Witowsky reports on a case where lawyers for accused embezzler Phyllis Stevens are considering offering her psychiatric history of being treated for Multiple Personality Disorder as part of their defense in federal court.
Stevens was indicted on 20 counts of money laundering, wire fraud, identity theft and computer fraud for allegedly embezzling nearly $6 million from Aviva USA, an insurance company.
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FBI agents arrested Phyllis Stevens in September in Las Vegas after Aviva officials discovered a discrepancy on a spreadsheet listing commissions that were paid to independent insurance agents.
Federal investigators have said that Phyllis Stevens siphoned $5.9 million into an Indianapolis bank account by manually manipulating the company computer system and using the names of two former employees.
Read more in the Des Moines Register.