Posts Tagged ‘embezzlement’
DE General Assembly Asked to Investigate Embezzlement of Funds from DOL’s Unemployment Insurance Fund
A request has been made to the members of the Delaware General Assembly for an investigation in the embezzlement of funds from the Delaware Department of Labor’s Division of Unemployment Insurance. This request comes from the Delaware Coalition for Open Government (DelCOG) after it was discovered that over $181,000 was embezzled from the UI in…
Read MoreOcean View Women Sentence for Embezzling over $1.1-million from Bethany Beach Business
Former Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud, Tax Evasion
An Ocean View woman has admitted to charges of wire fraud and tax evasion in a case that federal prosecutors say cost her former employer more than one-million dollars.According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Delaware, 55-year-old Joan Donald entered her plea in federal court Wednesday.Donald was a bookkeeper for Dovetail, a…
Read MoreOcean View Woman Indicted For Wire Fraud, Tax Evasion
An Ocean View woman has been indicted on charges that she embezzled more than one-million dollars from her employer over a seven-year period, taking advantage of her access to the company’s financial information… and the condition of its elderly owner. According to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware David Weiss, a federal grand…
Read MoreFormer Bank Branch Manager Charged With Embezzlement
A Laurel man who managed a local bank branch has been charged with embezzlement. Laurel Police said Tuesday that its Criminal Investigation Division was contacted by the Bank of Delmarva last July about irregularities surrounding loans, purchases and work orders completed by a former employee. According to police, an investigation with assistance from the Bank…
Read MoreSalisbury woman pleads guilty to embezzling over $180,000
A Salisbury woman pleaded guilty to embezzling over $180,000. Between July 2014 and October 2018, 37-year-old Kimberly Jo-Harrison, the Sales and Office Manager for Kitty’s Flowers, embezzled over $180,000 by cancelling transactions within the Kitty’s Flowers point of sale software and then stole the corresponding cash out of the register. Prior to July 2014, the…
Read MoreBerlin Woman Sentenced for Embezzlement, Theft and Forgery
A Berlin woman has been sentenced for embezzlement and other offenses. On Friday 51 year old Theresa Kolacz was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison. She was convicted of theft over $100,000, embezzlement and forgery in December. Police were notified last May by officials at the St George’s Greek Orthodox Church in Ocean City…
Read MoreBerlin Woman Arrested for Taking Money from Ocean City Church
A Berlin woman has been arrested after officials at St. George Greek Orthodox Church discovered money missing. Ocean City Police met with church officials in May as well as the suspect, 51 year old Teresa Kolacz. With help from the Worcester County State’s Attorney, it was determined that Kolacz stole over $100,000 since June of…
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