She issued 60 checks payable to herself and three checks payable to another individual with whom she had a personal relationship. But the same day that she pled guilty, Ferrer went to the MGM National Harbor casino. Ferrer perpetrated her embezzlement scheme by abusing the signature authority that she had over a State Department checking account. Ferrer attempted to conceal her scheme by using a common QuickBooks account at the State Department. This case was investigated by the State Department’s Office of Inspector General and Diplomatic Security Service.