Ex-DEI Manager Sentenced to Prison for Stealing Over $5 Million From Facebook, Nike

Published on May 14, 2024

A former Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) manager at Facebook and Nike has been sentenced to over 5 years in prison for stealing over $5 million in what prosecutors said was an elaborate criminal scheme involving fake vendors and cash kickbacks. Barbara Furlow-Smiles, who led Facebook’s DEI programs for years and served as Nike’s senior DEI director for just over a year, was sentenced on May 13 to five years and three months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, per the Department of Justice (DOJ). Ms. Furlow-Smiles, who prosecutors said stole over $4.9 million from Facebook and over $120,000 from Nike, has also been ordered to pay a total of over $5 million to the two companies as restitution for her crimes....

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