LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Kimberly Ann Miletta of Ventura was found guilty of three counts of wire fraud after she defrauded a Beverly Hills-based publishing company and its owner out of at least $1.3 million.
Miletta served as President of Phoenix Books, an independent book and audio publisher owned by a person identified in court documents as “J.O.”, and had full control over the company’s finances, but was only authorized to use company funds for legitimate business expenses detailed the Department of Justice in a press release about the conviction Tuesday.
During the five-day trial, a Los Angeles jury was presented evidence that between October 2013 and January 2018, Miletta embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars through a company credit card that she had exclusive control stated the Department of Justice…