Canton Woman Faces New Embezzlement Charges

CANTON, MA—A Canton woman who was charged with embezzling over $1.3 million dollars from a Boston non-profit in 2018 is now charged with using her married name to get a job at a Brookline non-profit and embezzle from there as well.

Nicole Lescarbeau, 53, whose married name is Coulibaly, is charged with one count of bank fraud for the $56,963 she embezzled from the accounts of a Brookline non-profit, according to a press release from the Massachusetts District Attorney's office.

Lescarbeau is scheduled to be sentenced on December 9 before U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns for embezzling $1,389,317 from a Boston non-profit between 2013 and 2018, facing charges including wire fraud, bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. She pleaded pleaded guilty to the charges in December 2019.

While on pre-trial release, Lescarbeau applied for a job at the Brookline non-profit in March 2019 under the name Coulibaly and began to embezzle in August, according to the press release.

"From August 2019 until February 2020, Lescarbeau allegedly used her position to steal funds from the non-profit for her personal use," said the press release. "Specifically, Lescarbeau diverted checks to herself that the non-profit had used for legitimate business by fraudulently altering the name of the payee on the checks and then depositing them into her personal bank account."

"It is also alleged that Lescarbeau opened an unapproved PayPal account in the non-profit's name and made unauthorized transfers directly from the non-profit's bank account to pay for her personal rent," it continued.

Lescarbeau is scheduled to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge David H. Hennessy on Thursday afternoon in regards to the new charges against her, according to the district attorney's office. For her bank fraud offenses, Lescarbeau faces up to 30 years in prison, five years of supervised release, and a fine of $1 million, restitution, and forfeiture.