A Colome woman has been charged with embezzling an estimated $16,000 from her employer over a period of eight months.
Megan Fast, 28, was hired by Kucera Electric in Winner in November 2017 for accounting and administrative duties for which she was given access to the company’s multiple bank accounts.
On July 12. Well Fargo reportedly contacted the owners of Kucera Electric to let them know that fraudulent activity had been detected on the company’s accounts.
According to a report submitted by special agent Jeff Metzinger of the South Dakota Department of Criminal Investigation on July 18, a Wells Fargo branch manger showed the owners multiple unexplained checks written to Fast and excess payroll direct deposits to Fast. Additional payroll direct deposits totaling $2,800 made to Fast’s mother, who had never worked at Kucera Electric, were also allegedly found.
Fast is charged with grand theft by embezzlement, a Class 4 felony.
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