Former Jabil employee pleads guilty to fraud

TAMPA — A Brandon woman has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire fraud against her former employer, Jabil Circuit Inc., according to a statement from U.S. Attorney Robert E. O'Neill.

Alesia Ann Spivey, 46, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud against Jabil, and one count of conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service and theft of government funds. She faces up to 10 years in federal prison for both offenses.

While Spivey worked as a global mobility coordinator and regional relocation program administrator at Jabil's corporate office in St. Petersburg in 2010 and 2011, she conspired to defraud the company by requesting relocation benefits for employees who didn't exist, according to the plea agreement.