Comments on: Cantonment Bookkeeper Indicted For Stealing $282,000 From Local Company

By: Sue

Sue — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 20:17:30 +0000

It seems people are missing the big picute….she STOLE!!! Wire tampering is a FEDERAL offense. She knew what she was doing and not claiming her taxes may be an issue but she didn’t file because she knew she couldn’t explain where the money came from…she knew what she was doing…..and who the hell cares about the mug shot? Seems you people are more interested in what she looks like than the crime itself! WAKE UP PEOPLE! People make mistakes and unfortunately have to pay the price. I hope she takes her punishment and learns from it and become a better person.

By: Sane American

Sane American — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 03:41:50 +0000

For Micah and Just Sayin,
Actually, yes. She could, and should, have claimed it as income. The IRS has no clue where you make your money. If she had, the gov’t would not have prosecuted. If you do work for cash, you’re supposed to report it, though many people don’t. If you steal it, you can still claim it as income and pay taxes. All you have to do is file a return, they don’t ask where the money comes from, just so they can get their share is their only concern.

By: dee from the b.p.

dee from the b.p. — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:08:30 +0000

get em!

By: jeeperman

jeeperman — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:18:08 +0000

It is likely that some one at Cantwell, or their auditor discovered the misdeeds.
Local States Attorney refused to prosecute because pornography was not involved.
So Cantwell filed 1099’s on Holden to the IRS.

By: Just sayin'

Just sayin' — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:12:30 +0000

@Micah,

I know, right? I was just thinking did anybody actually expect her to report it? That’s kind of silly. I mean, really, people, who is going to say “Hey, I stole this money. Let me pay the taxes on it!” HAHAHA

By: Abe

Abe — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:10:45 +0000

Was nobody watching the books for five years? Certainly someone had the responsibility to keep this sort of thing from happening.

By: micah2021

micah2021 — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:56:35 +0000

So wait…she was supposed to report stolen money as income?

By: Sane American

Sane American — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:49:35 +0000

Ben,
You are correct, but they also don’t prosecute locally for other reasons too. I worked at a local small business that went through this as well. The owner didn’t prosecute because he was embarrassed and because if he had and won, he would’ve had to pay taxes on what he recovered. In his mind, the costs outweighed the benefits. I would prosecute to the fullest extent to set an example. But he didn’t, and subsequently, it happened to him a 2nd and 3rd time. Proper internal controls could have easily prevented it from happening in his case, but he never put them in place. To the best of my knowledge, he still hasn’t.

By: William

William — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:33:29 +0000

>>Where is the mug shot?

The feds do not always release them, and persons arrested on federal indictments are often not processed through a county jail.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:15:28 +0000

Chris,

Actually, few people who steal from private employers are prosecuted locally. The cases are difficult to prove, and the attitude seems to be it’s the employer’s fault for not having proper controls.

It’s interesting that this is a federal indictment, not from the State Attorney’s Office.