An office worker has admitted to stealing thousands of dollars in cash from the Queen Anne's County State's Attorney's Office, police say in charging papers.
Melissa Ann Knotts, 34, of 112 Church Meadow Court, Chestertown, is charged with theft less than $1,000 and theft scheme between $1,000 and $10,000 in District Court for Queen Anne's County.
In a charging document, Det. Sgt. Bruce Layton of the Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office said the state's attorney's office began conducting an investigation into the theft from an office operating account after learning of a discrepancy in the account balance.
The investigation included a review of the bank statements for the operating account and a review of internal case files in which currency passed through the office for restitution payment to the victim in a criminal case.
The investigation found that $750 in cash had been given to Knotts on or about Sept. 2 and was never deposited into the office bank account, but a restitution check had been written to the victim.
2 comments:
this is one of the most pathetic criminal cases I have ever heard of and the judicial system turns a blind eye while the fraud in our economy runs amuck.... At some point,like now, maybe someone would do something to make an example out of these business practices.The time to get a handle on it is now. The alternative example is not very attractive.
It is the "OBAMA WORLD" now!!!
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