Montana Woman Charged With Embezzling $171K From Hospice

Sandra Lea Morrison, 43, of Missoula, Montana, has been charged with embezzling $171,000 from the Hospice of Missoula, where she had been employed as a bookkeeper.  According to authorities, over more than a three year period, from July 26, 2007 until April 22, 2011, Morrison transferred funds to her own accounts from the hospice accounts and otherwise misappropriated funds from the non-profit.  She is also alleged to have issued herself additional paychecks and made fraudulent reimbursements to herself.  Morrison has been charged with three felony counts of Theft of Property by Embezzlement and one felony count of Theft by Embezzlement.

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Idaho Woman Charged With Embezzling $530K

Tracy Dalin, 49, of Blaine County, Idaho, has been charged with embezzling more than $530,000 from  Sun Land Investments where she had been employed as office manager.  According to authorities, Dalin siphoned the funds from the Bellvue, Idaho-based real estate brokerage and investment firm over a seven year period, from 2002 - 2009.  Dalin allegedly wrote checks to herself and abused company credit cards to pay for personal expenses during this period.  She has been charged with 8 felony counts including 2 counts of theft by embezzlement, 2 counts of forgery, 1 count of criminal possession of a financial transaction card, 1 count of grand theft and 2 counts of grand theft by unauthorized control.

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Update (6/20/12): Dalin, now 50, pleaded guilty to one felony count each of forgery and grand theft and faces a 12 year prison sentence, according to the plea agreement.  Four other felony counts were dismissed as part of the agreement.