SALT LAKE CITY — A 42-year-old Clearfield woman admitted in federal court to embezzling close to $900,000 from her employers.

Teri Ann Jarvis pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of mail fraud, one count of wire fraud and one count of identity theft. She entered the guilty pleas on Wednesday before U.S. District Court Judge Dale Kimball.

Kimball sentenced Jarvis to pay $846,738 to Positive Power, LLC., and $42,958 to Bronco Fence Company. She also has been sentenced to serve 42 months in federal prison, beginning in January when she is to self-surrender, according to a press release issued Friday by the U.S. Attorney General’s Office. 

“This unscrupulous defendant thought she had figured out a clever scheme to defraud her employers, steal company funds, and thwart the IRS,” said John G. Collins, IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge of Utah. “IRS Criminal Investigation has made investigating identity theft a top priority and, together with our partners at the U.S. Attorney’s Office, will hold those who engage in similar behavior fully accountable.”