A 60-year-old girl who allegedly defrauded her Calgary employer out of almost $400,000 since 2021 is dealing with eight fraud, forgery and theft costs after the embezzlement was found throughout the sale of the corporate.
“Between January 2021 and Might 2023, the girl labored as a bookkeeper on the industrial irrigation firm the place she was entrusted with entry to the corporate’s funds. It’s believed that in this time she wrote false invoices for work, deposited fraudulent cheques, used an organization bank card for private purchases and withdrew money from company financial institution accounts,” Calgary police mentioned in an announcement Wednesday.
When the corporate was offered in April 2023, monetary discrepancies had been uncovered and the bookkeeper refused at hand over necessary monetary information. This set off alarm bells for the present proprietor, who fastidiously examined all monetary paperwork and contacted police.
Laura Hunt, 60, a Calgary resident, has been charged with quite a few fraud, forgery and theft costs Hunt’s court docket date is slated for Might 1.
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Calgary police advise companies which have skilled fiscal loss because of fraud to report it on their non-emergency line at 403-428-1234.
Anybody with details about this incident can name police at 403-266-1234 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers 1-800-222-8477 and reference case: CA23225475/5341.
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