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most serious charge she faces, and is set to serve a two-year mandatory sentence, consecutive to any other sentence, for aggravated identity theft, according to the August 2 plea agreement. On the charge of wire fraud, she faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. She will be sentenced after a presentence inves- tigation by the U.S. Probation Office. Under the terms of the plea deal, she must forfeit $5,293,300, a 2014 Ford F-150 Crew Cab Raptor 4WD, a 2014 Ford Explor- er Utility 4D Sport 4WD, and a 2013 Lincoln MKS, ac- cording to U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson. According to the case file, Barnes funneled direct deposits into her accounts in the amount of $1.62 million from 2006 to 2011. According to the case file, Barnes funneled direct de- posits into her accounts in the amount of $1.62 mil- lion from 2006 to 2011. Barnes also used the initials of one of the firm’s principals, M.K., on 359 forged checks she used to embezzle $3.67 million from 2010 to March 2016. While a full name is not mentioned in the court file, Michael Kautz is listed as one of the firm’s four principals on the ACI Boland website. Kautz is also list- ed as the chief contact for the Kansas City office, where See EMBEZZLED, page 8

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