A North Texas woman has been sentenced to 70 years in prison for two cases in which she stole more than $1 million from her former employer and used the money to pay for trips, TikTok plays and a suite at the American Airlines Center for Dallas Mavericks games.
Staci Blackmon, 39, of Southlake, pleaded guilty to two counts of theft over $300,000 and was sentenced to 35 years in prison for each, according to the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office.
Prosecutors said that in 2020, Blackmon began embezzling funds from his late boss and a high-end construction company in his hometown, totaling $1.2 million over a few years.
In an arrest affidavit and search warrants obtained by NBC 5, Blackmon allegedly used most of the stolen money to purchase and send “TikTok” coins — an in-app currency purchased with real money.
The documents said Blackmon used the company credit card to send nearly $900,000 via PayPal to TikTok. In 2022, authorities and Blackmon’s work finally discovered the theft when the daughter of the senior’s partner reported to Southlake police that hundreds of thousands of dollars were missing from the trust fund her father had left her, according to the affidavit.
The district attorney’s office said that during the investigation, it was revealed that Blackmon also spent money on a Dallas Mavericks suite, household furnishings and extravagant trips.
