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May 11, 2018 - 1:45 PM
KELOWNA – A Kelowna woman has been charged with embezzling $1.2 million over six years from four Alberta companies.
Calgary RCMP say Colleen Fay Dhuga, 50, wrote approximately 185 cheques to herself between June 12, 2008 and March 11, 2014, and used corporate credit cards to make personal purchases and cash withdrawals.
A media release from Calgary Police says the thefts were discovered in March 2014 when one of the companies’ banks noticed unusual activity on the account.
“Two public companies and two private companies were negatively impacted as a result of these frauds and none of the funds were recovered,” the release says.
On Wednesday, May 2, 2018, Dhuga was charged with one count of fraud over $5,000, one count of theft over $5,000, and one count of laundering proceeds of crime. She is next scheduled to appear in court Monday, June 4.
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