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By Angela Gemmill

An Espanola business is out $160,000 and a former employee charged with falsifying its books.

Espanola Police arrested and charged a 43-year-old woman earlier this month after an official audit uncovered the irregularities.

According to the documents there was theft of cash payments totalling $35,491, $4,568 in unauthorized write-offs, $20,167 inmissing payments and $100,723 in accounts deemed stale or uncollectable.

It was back in March when the business owner first contacted police about the alleged theft.

The former employee will appear in Espanola Court November 3rd to answer to charges of Fraud over $5,000, Theft over $5,000, Criminal Breach of Trust and Falsification of Books and Documents with Fraudulent Intent.

Police did not identify the local business, nor the woman charged.