People v. Ifill

OPINION OF THE COURT

Ruth Pickholz, J.

In 2011, Alicia Ifill, facing the prospect of spending the next 2 to 6 years in prison after being caught embezzling nearly $200,000, plotted to save herself by means of a yet another fraud. This time her dupes were to include the sentencing court and the District Attorney’s office. The plan required her to find a fresh source of funds and an actor who would lend convincing weft to the fabric of her deception. She stole from a second employer to obtain the cash she needed, and relied upon her uncle, defendant Henderson Ifill, to play the part of a…