A True Story Round-up for August 31, 2010:

Our 1st story comes from New Hampshire where an accountant skimmed cash from her employer and ultimately stole more than $20,000. She took the money in small increments… drop… drop… ocean.

An ACE Hardware store in California has gone out of business as a result of bookkeeper theft.  Ten employees have also lost their jobs.  The “princess” was stealing from the owner for nearly 2 years.

Treasurer caught stealing from her kid’s hockey team also admits stealing from her employer during the arrest.  So far the tab is $500,000 and counting.

A bookkeeper in Oregon was sentenced to 32 months for stealing more than $200,000 from her employer.  Police say, “Unlike many embezzling cases there was no evidence that she had a gambling addiction.  Nor did any evidence suggest she had a drug problem.  She bought stuff… pillows and clothes and laptops and just stuff. A lot of it. She liked to shop with other people’s money.”

A California woman pleaded guilty to stealing more than $150,000 from her employer.  While working as a bookkeeper for the winery, she used a company-issued credit card for shopping, vacations for herself and her boyfriend to Disneyland as well as out-of-country trips, and had also issued herself extra checks.

If you have stories to share, send them to truestories@auditmybooks.com.  If we publish them, we’ll give you full credit and a link back to your site.

-CP Morey