A high-ranking official at the U.S. State Department has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $650,000 in taxpayer money — and the media is barely covering it.
Levita Almuete Ferrer, 64, of Montgomery Village, Maryland — also known by her alias Levita Brezovic — admitted in federal court today to looting $657,347.50 from the State Department over a two-year span while working as a Senior Budget Analyst in the Office of the Chief of Protocol.
According to the DOJ, Ferrer wielded her signature authority like a blank checkbook, issuing 63 fraudulent checks between March 2022 and April 2024 — 60 to herself, and three to another individual with whom she had a “personal relationship.” All of the checks were funneled straight into Ferrer’s personal checking and savings accounts.
But the scheme didn’t end there.
Ferrer then used QuickBooks software to alter the payee information in the Department’s internal system, swapping her own name for legitimate State Department vendors in an apparent effort to throw off potential audits.
Anyone casually reviewing the records wouldn’t see her name — unless they accessed the audit trail. A clear case of intentional deception and premeditated fraud.
Despite the elaborate scheme, Ferrer’s actions were eventually exposed — but not before she had helped herself to more than half a million dollars in taxpayer funds.
Ferrer pleaded guilty to theft of government property, a felony offense that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper has set her sentencing for September 18, 2025.
Ferrer agreed to pay restitution and accept a forfeiture money judgment in the amount she stole.
Former State Department Budget Analyst Pleads Guilty to Embezzling More than $650,000 https://t.co/GKQmfn1735@USAEdMartin @StateDeptDSS @StateOIG @USAO_SC pic.twitter.com/r8yC1eUVsn
— U.S. Attorney DC (@USAO_DC) April 30, 2025
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