KC Reporter

A Kansas City man has been sentenced to federal prison for embezzling $612,000 from his employer. Jeremy M. Ubben, 41, received a sentence of 33 months in prison and three years of supervised release. The sentencing was handed down by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays.

Ubben is required to pay restitution totaling $612,000 to his former employer, as well as $127,589 to the Internal Revenue Service and $27,038 to the State of Missouri. In addition, he must forfeit $40,000 in laundered funds to the government.

On February 5, 2025, Ubben pleaded guilty to one count each of wire fraud, income tax evasion, and money laundering. He admitted that between March 2023 and August 2024 he used his position as business manager at a law firm to submit and approve fake business expense reimbursements for himself through the firm's online payroll system. Court documents state these fictitious expenses totaled tens of thousands of dollars at a time.

Ubben also acknowledged laundering some of the stolen money through his TD Ameritrade brokerage account.

He further admitted failing to file a federal income tax return for tax year 2023 despite having taxable income of $262,000 that year. The resulting federal tax loss was calculated at $98,785.30 with an additional loss of $27,038 in state taxes.

"This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney John Constance. It was investigated by the Homeland Security Investigations and the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigations."