A former Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) manager at Facebook and Nike has been sentenced to over 5 years in prison for stealing over $5 million in what prosecutors said was an elaborate criminal scheme involving fake vendors and cash kickbacks.
Barbara Furlow-Smiles, who led Facebook’s DEI programs for years and served as Nike’s senior DEI director for just over a year, was sentenced on May 13 to five years and three months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, per the Department of Justice (DOJ).
