Scarpelli to plead guilty

— Former bank DAYTON manager Amy Scarpelli is expected to plead guilty Wednesday to embezzling more than $5 million from a Miamisburg U.S. Bank branch, but the investigation into the alleged scheme will continue, officials said Tuesday.

Assistant U.S. attorney Brent Tabacchi said his office does not comment on ongoing investigations. He said plea negotiations with Scarpelli’s attorney were not finalized as of Tuesday morning. Regardless of the plea agreement, U.S. District Court Judge Walter Rice can impose any sentence he determines.

Scarpelli, who has been on electronic monitoring under house arrest in West Carrollton since her arrest last fall, is scheduled to appear this afternoon in front of Rice for an arraignment and to plead guilty to embezzlement. Tabacchi wouldn’t comment on the potential agreed-upon sentence.

“What numbers we came up with may not be acceptable with the court,” said Dennis Gump, one of Scarpelli’s attorneys. “(Rice) can accept the plea, reject the plea or defer to probation.”

Scarpelli and others were mentioned in a criminal complaint and affidavit filed in October 2014, including Scarpelli’s reported domestic partner. Both reported massive gains in federally adjusted incomes due to gambling winnings in 2011 and 2012.

Scarpelli’s income increased from nearly $70,000 in 2010 to $161,000 in 2011 to $1.2 million in 2012.