North Carolina Woman Accused Of Embezzling $300K From County

From WRAL.com:

Dozens of new charges were filed this week against a former Vance County employee who was arrested earlier this month on charges that she embezzled more than $300,000 in county funds.
Christa Harris Reavis, 41, was initially arrested Aug. 8 on 29 counts of forgery and a count of embezzlement. She was rearrested on Tuesday on 49 counts of forgery and counterfeiting and 78 counts of uttering a forged instrument.

Authorities allege that, starting in 2007, Reavis printed checks payable to vendors and then altered payee's names.

Reavis, who worked in the county finance office, also is charged with felony larceny stemming from the disappearance of a bag containing more than $60,000 worth of checks from the county tax office back in 2009.


From the Henderson Daily Dispatch on 10/28/2014:

The former county finance employee accused of stealing more than $300,000 from her employer is seeking to move her case out of Vance County.

Christa Reavis, 41, of 94 Oak Forest Drive, appeared in Vance County Superior Court on Tuesday with her attorney Nick Bagshawe.

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Texas Couple Indicted On Charges Of Embezzling More Than $220K From Non-Profit Health Care Program

Melanie Newman, 25, and Michael Anthony "Tony" Goodloe, Jr., 29, of Carrollton, Texas, have been indicted on charges they embezzled some $220,000 from the Medical Center of Louisiana Foundation in New Orleans where Newman had been employed as a bookkeeper. Prosecutors allege that Newman used her position to write unauthorized checks to pay for personal expenses, including automobiles, student loans and the couple's wedding in May 2009. It is believed that the thefts occurred over a two year period from 2007 until 2009. They have been indicted on 34 felony counts including conspiracy, health care fraud and uttering forged securities. On her LinkedIn page, Newman lists her current position as "Accounting" at Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Read the story here and here.

I hope the good folks at Zion Oil & Gas know about this and check their own books...

New Hampshire Woman Arrested In $700+K Embezzlement Scheme

According to FraudTalk sources, Julie Ann Garrow, 44, of Alstead, New Hampshire, has been arrested by federal authorities for allegedly embezzling some $711,000 from a Vermont-based family-run graphics shop where she had been employed as a bookkeeper for 14 years. Commencing shortly after she was hired, it is believed that Garrow essentially wrote checks to herself from company accounts by forging one of officer's signatures. Garrow was fired last year when the owners discovered discrepancies in the company's books and records. Garrow is believed to hail from Langdon, New Hampshire. The thefts from the small business caused such severe financial distress that nearly half a dozen workers had to be laid off in recent years, including Garrow's own husband, sources said.

Update 1: The story has now been published here.

Update 2 (3/30/10): Garrow has reached a plea agreement to plead guilty to one count each of forgery with intent to defraud and filing a false tax return. As part of the plea agreement, Garrow must pay $607,739 in restitution to Vermont Graphics, her former employer, and $81,325 to the IRS for unpaid taxes. Read the story here.

Update 3 (4/30/10): Garrow pleaded guilty this past Wednesday to two additional felony counts of uttering a forged instrument and making a false statement on a tax return. Read the story here.

Update 4 (12/10/10): Garrow was sentenced to 2 years in prison, plus 3 years probation. She must also pay restitution. Read the updated story here and here.