A Kearny women created fake checks from her former employer and then made them payable to herself.
Alyssa Elphick HACKENSACK -- A Kearny woman was arrested Wednesday for allegedly stealing $75,000 from her former employer using fake checks, officials said.
Alyssa Elphick, 55, was charged with theft by deception and two counts of computer related theft, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said in a news release.
An investigation began last week after the prosecutor's office received information that Elphick was embezzling money from her former employer, a logistics company in Hackensack, Grewal said.
Detectives determined that Elphick had created fake checks in the company's name and then made them payable to herself and others. Elphick then used the checks to withdraw money from company bank accounts, Grewal said.
More than $75,000 was allegedly withdrawn using the check scheme. She then accessed the company's Quickbooks accounting software to delete or alter the records, Grewal said.
Elphick was released after being served with a summons. She is scheduled to appear in court in January.
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