A Buchanan woman who allegedly embezzled more than $1.9 million from her former employer has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for tax evasion. The U.S. Attorney out of Grand Rapids tells us 52-year-old Lynn Pawielski will also have to serve three years of supervised released after prison and pay restitution. She pleaded guilty to attempted tax evasion for 2015 when her income was more than $330,000, as opposed to the $150,000 she reported. It all stemmed from the embezzlement of more than $1.9 million from her former employer between 2009 and 2016. The U.S. Attorney dropped embezzlement charges against Pawielski in exchange for her guilty plea in the tax case. She will have to pay back more than $511,000 to the IRS and $1.9 million to her former employer, who has not been identified.
