NEWS RELEASE
GUELPH POLICE
*************************
On Thursday March 16, 2017 the Guelph Police Service’s Fraud Unit arrested a 36-year-old Georgetown woman after an investigation into her activities when she was previously employed as the financial controller of a local business.
She was responsible for the company’s accounting, invoicing, payroll and banking.
Between October 15, 2012 and October 14, 2013 the accused took advantage of her trusted position and misappropriated approximately $750,000.00 by using the company credit card to conduct unauthorized transactions.
She was held in custody to appear in bail court on charges of fraud over $5,000 and fraudulent use of a credit card.
*************************
