For four years, a credit supervisor at a Long Island health care products company had access to a pool of money intended for customer refunds. Federal prosecutors say he quietly redirected that access for himself, moving about $1.6 million into an account he controlled and disguising the transfers as legitimate refunds. The scheme eventually came to an end in federal court, where Tony Ream, 35, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for wire fraud. He was also ordered to repay the full $1.6 million and pay a $1,000 fine, states an online report by the United States Attorney's Office.
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