Former Westmoreland cashier accused of stealing over $900,000 from employer charged
Published:Saturday | April 13, 2024 | 12:22 PM
A Westmoreland woman accused of stealing over $900,000 from her employer has been charged with larceny as a servant.
She is 29-year-old Crestida Lewis, otherwise called 'Tanya', of New Building district in Naine.
She is scheduled to appear before the parish court on Tuesday, April 23.
The police report that the accused was employed as a cashier at a business establishment in the parish when she was given over $900,000.00 to deposit into an account.
It is alleged that Lewis did not make the deposit and failed to hand over the cash to her employer.
She was contacted on several occasions; however, all checks made were futile.
On Wednesday, April 10, Lewis turned herself in to the police after she was listed as wanted.
She was subsequently charged.
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