Story highlights Mills allegedly cashed company checks, then used wire transfers to put company money into personal accountsMillions were embezzled over span of 16 years(CNN) What would you buy with $9.5 million? That's what authorities say Cynthia Mills did with the millions of dollars she embezzled from her (now former) employer, Matthews International CorporationFederal prosecutors in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, claim Mills -- a former cashier and treasure specialist -- stole $9.5 million from the company between 1999 and 2015. Matthews International is a publicly traded company that specializes in cemetery products, ornate engravings and manufacturing cast bronze plaques for memorials and monuments. From homes to fine furs , Mills is accused of funding a lavish lifestyle that authorities are calling one of the largest embezzlement cases in western Pennsylvania history. Mills is accused of buying several cars and boats with the stolen money.

Source: CNN January 26, 2017 16:02 UTC