Paoli Man Sentenced Following Embezzlement Scheme

PAOLI, PA – A Paoli man has been sentenced to one year and four months in prison for engaging in an embezzlement scheme through which he stole more than $1.2 million from his former employer.

Christopher May, 32, was also sentenced to two years of supervised release, according to the District Attorney's office.

In February, May pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud stemming from this scheme, which he conducted over the course of eight months, officials said. From October 2019 to May 2020, while he was employed as a staff accountant at a local e-commerce automotive parts retailer in Paoli, May made more than 50 unauthorized Paypal transfers of his employer's funds into his personal accounts.

In total, officials said May stole $1,213,500. He then spent nearly the entire amount gambling on sports and making payments to pornographic web camera models who he met on the internet, officials said.

May resigned from his position in June 2020, after an audit at the company raised questions about discrepancies in the business accounts.

May will also be required to pay back all of the money he stole and will be required to receive mental health treatment when released from prison.