Accountant who stole nearly $13M and used it on adult website sentenced

An employee working for USF Health support organization pleaded guilty to massive $13 million embezzlement and is heading to federal prison.

By Louis Llovio
| 10:40 a.m. September 27, 2022
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A former accounting manager working with a USF Health support organization was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison Monday, Sept. 26, for stealing nearly $13 million from the university’s medical system and spending most of it on an adult website.

Ralph Puglisi, who worked for the University Medical Services Association, must also repay $12.8 million, according to court records.