Former Koss Executive Who Stole $34 Million Says She Was 'Hoarding"

By: Brendan Conway

Sue Sachdeva Asks For Lighter Sentence

MILWAUKEE -- While federal prosecutors aim to put her away for decades, Sue Sachdeva is hoping to only spend about five years in prison.

Sachdeva, a former executive at Koss Corporation, admits stealing $34 million from the Milwaukee headphone maker, but she blames it on mental illness.

In a letter to the Judge Lynn Adelman obtained by 12 News, Sachdeva claims to have a mental disease that causes "compulsive shopping."

She told the judge the majority of her multi-million dollar shopping sprees were spent on "expensive clothing, jewelry and accessories that she never wore."

She said it "was not selfishness; it was hoarding."

Koss Corp. attorney Michael Avenatti, said Sachdeva should spend 15 to 20 years behind bars, the same sentence federal prosecutors are recommending..." More & video