Harriette Monica Walters (born September 1956) is a former civil servant who worked as a tax assessment manager for the District of Columbia.
Walters was arrested in November 2007 for orchestrating a massive embezzlement scheme that stole $48 million over two decades from the District tax coffers.
The money was used to purchase a wide range of luxury items, including homes, vehicles, jewelry, clothing, and other personal property.
[2] From the Washington Examiner (June 30, 2009): "Self-confessed tax scam mastermind Harriette Walters was led off to prison, but not before warning a federal judge that the District's finance office remains dangerously exposed to another massive rip-off.
"If you let me into my office, I guarantee I could get each of you a check", Walters told prosecutors and federal Judge Emmet Sullivan, before he sentenced her to 17-and-a-half years in prison."