Lathrop pleads guilty in embezzlement case

Bristol resident Jodi Lathrop on Monday pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Burlington to charges of wire fraud and tax evasion, stemming from an embezzlement scheme that netted an estimated $400,000 from the Claire Lathrop Band Mill in Bristol between June 2014 and April 2020, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Jodi Lathrop of Bristol pleaded not guilty on Feb. 15 in United States District Court to an indictment charging her with mail and wire fraud, tax evasion and aiding the preparation of falsified tax returns.

A Bristol woman is facing 19 federal felony fraud and tax charges in connection with a more than $700,000 embezzlement from a family-owned wood-logging and wood-chipping company in Addison County, court records show.

BRISTOL — On Feb. 9, after months of investigation into a complaint of fraud, the Bristol Police Department cited Jodi Lathrop, 51, of Bristol for embezzlement. Lathrop was ordered to appear in Addison Criminal Court on April 12 to answer to the charge. B … (read more)