Coverage dated December 12, 2023
Former Facebook diversity leader pleads guilty to stealing more than $4 million from company
Headline from NBC New York
Meta, the parent of social media giant Facebook, cooperated with the fraud investigation of former DEI strategist Barbara Furlow-Smiles.
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FOX Business
Former Facebook diversity head pleads guilty to stealing millions in kickback scheme, DOJ says ↗ (opens FOX Business)Published
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Facebook's former DEI head pleaded guilty to stealing more than $4 million from the social media giant over several years to fund her lifestyle.
NBC News
Ex-Facebook diversity leader pleads guilty to stealing more than $4 million from company ↗ (opens NBC News)Published
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Barbara Furlow-Smiles used the money “to fund a lavish lifestyle” in California and Georgia, prosecutors said.
NBC New York
Former Facebook diversity leader pleads guilty to stealing more than $4 million from company ↗ (opens NBC New York)Published
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Meta, the parent of social media giant Facebook, cooperated with the fraud investigation of former DEI strategist Barbara Furlow-Smiles.
Forbes
Former Facebook Diversity Leader Pleads Guilty To Stealing $4 Million From Company ↗ (opens Forbes)Published
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A former global diversity executive at Facebook pleaded guilty to defrauding the company of $4 million this week.
Black Enterprise
Former Facebook Diversity Executive Admits Stealing Over $4M From Company ↗ (opens Black Enterprise)Published
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Former Facebook DEI executive Barbara Furlow-Smiles admitted stealing over $4 million from the company in elaborate schemes.
