Marabella pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of monetary transactions in criminally derived property, with potential maximum penalties of 30 years in prison.

Stolen funds were used for personal expenses and luxury purchases, including vehicles and living costs; some proceeds were generated through online consignment sales, totaling more than $245,000 from those sales.

Overall, the pair received more than $245,000 from the sale of stolen items, contributing to total misappropriations exceeding $26 million.

Cynthia Marie Marabella, a Henderson resident, pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $26 million from her Las Vegas employer, where she worked as a controller managing accounts and financial statements.

Marabella admitted involvement with her boyfriend and co-defendant William Costa in a scheme while serving as the company’s controller.

A Henderson woman, Cynthia Marie Marabella, admitted to wire fraud and monetary transactions in criminally derived property, with the total maximum penalty tied to these offenses set at 30 years in prison; sentencing is scheduled for August 4, 2026, before U.S. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon.

The investigation was led by IRS Criminal Investigation and the Henderson Police Department, and the case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada.

The embezzlement financed vehicles, living expenses, credit card payoffs, and high-end merchandise, with Marabella selling merchandise through an online consignment company.

Her scheme spanned seven years, from January 2018 to February 28, 2025, involving the embezzlement of funds from a Las Vegas-based construction company.

The federal case identifies Marabella as a Southern Nevada woman who admitted to stealing over $26 million from her employer.

Sentencing is scheduled for August 4, 2026, with the sentence determined under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other factors.

From 2018 through early 2025, the scheme allegedly duplicated bonus checks, deposited funds into accounts the pair controlled, opened unauthorized credit cards, forged bank statements, created fictitious invoices, and paid them with stolen funds.