The plaintiff employer brought a motion for summary judgment against a former employee and his related companies for damages arising from a false invoicing scheme.
The employee had secretly incorporated a company to act as a middleman, replacing invoices from Chinese suppliers with marked-up invoices directing payment to his company's bank account.
The court granted summary judgment, finding the employee, his wife, and their company liable for civil fraud.
The court awarded compensatory damages of $864,238.75 USD, special damages for investigation costs, and $25,000 in punitive damages against the employee.
