A Brazoria County woman has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a scheme to steal more than $1.5 million, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas.

Sonja Martinez, 47, of Rosharon, admitted she and co-conspirators diverted approximately $1,661,163 from their employer's bank account to themselves and family members. Martinez worked in the accounting department at a security company's Houston location and was responsible for paying third-party vendors and keeping a ledger. The money-diverting scheme, which ran from November 2011 through May 2016, had Martinez and others submit fraudulent vendor requests for payment, according to the news release.