Savannah woman sentenced to two years in prison for stealing nearly $180,000 from law firm

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A federal judge has sentenced a Savannah woman to two years in prison and ordered her to repay nearly $180,000 after she admitted to stealing from her employer over several years.

Robin Stell, 55, of Savannah, was charged in August 2025 with one count of wire fraud, according to U.S. Attorney Margaret E. Heap. On Feb. 13, 2026, Stell was sentenced to 24 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge R. Stan Baker of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. After her release, she will serve three years of supervised release.

In addition to her prison sentence, Stell was ordered to pay nearly $180,000 in restitution.

Prosecutors said Stell worked as the office manager of a local law firm from 2021 to 2024. During that time, she used company credit cards to make unauthorized purchases for herself.

According to court records and testimony, those purchases included cruises and other vacations, concert tickets, and tens of thousands of dollars in spending on Amazon. In total, authorities said she defrauded the firm of nearly $180,000.

“This defendant abused the trust placed in her by a local law firm and its clients and betrayed that trust for her own personal benefit,” Heap said. She added that crimes like this damage public trust in the legal profession and that her office will continue to hold offenders accountable.

Brad Snider, supervisory senior special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who leads the Savannah Resident Agency, said the FBI remains committed to investigating financial fraud and holding offenders responsible.

The case was investigated by the FBI and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Darron J. Hubbard.