Ex-Williams-Sonoma VP admits to millions in warehouse kickbacks, estate commissions

A former Williams-Sonoma executive pleaded guilty earlier this week to federal fraud and money laundering conspiracies after admitting he took more than $12 million in kickbacks and helped divert over $4 million in real estate commissions, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

Eric Marsiglia, 52, of Olive Branch, Mississippi, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to three conspiracy charges: wire fraud, wire fraud and honest services wire fraud, and money laundering, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California said in a statement.