In yet another embarrassing blow to the Biden administration, a senior State Department official has admitted to embezzling over $650,000 in taxpayer funds. The case is drawing fresh scrutiny over financial oversight and personnel conduct within the highest levels of the federal government.
Levita Almuete Ferrer, 64, who held the title of senior budget analyst in the Office of the Chief of Protocol, confessed to siphoning government money over a two-year period. Her plea deal was announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., confirming she misused her authority over a government-controlled checking account between March 2022 and April 2024.
Federal prosecutors revealed Ferrer personally signed off on 63 fraudulent checks—60 of which were made payable to herself, while three were directed toward an unnamed person with whom she had a personal relationship. According to the indictment, she quietly deposited the funds into her personal bank accounts, stealing a staggering $657,347.50 in total.
Investigators said Ferrer attempted to hide the theft by manipulating the accounting system. She used a QuickBooks platform to falsely mark the checks as legitimate business transactions. After printing checks to herself, Ferrer reportedly went back and edited the entries, replacing her name with that of actual State Department vendors to avoid detection.
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