Sudbury police charge woman after daycare’s $130K allegedly moved to personal account

By Canadian Press

SUDBURY, Ont. — Police in Sudbury, Ont., say they have arrested and charged a woman after $130,000 in funds owed to a daycare were allegedly deposited into personal accounts.

Police allege a daycare employee accepted funds owed to the business between January and October 2019 and moved them to personal accounts.

They say they received a complaint about the daycare employee’s alleged fraud in March.

Police say a 40-year-old woman was charged with fraud over $5,000.

She is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 17.

Police are reminding business owners and employers to regularly review their accounting and report fraudulent actions.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 9, 2020.

This story was produced with the financial assistance of the Facebook and Canadian Press News Fellowship.

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