Allegan couple facing embezzlement charges
Thu, Nov 5, 2009
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ZEELAND An Allegan county couple is behind bars facing embezzlement charges after a Zeeland business owner discovered discrepancies in financial records.
The owner of Lakeshore Partnership in Zeeland alerted authorities to the discrepancies in early October, said Lt. Mark Bennett of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department. A warrant was then issued for the couple, a 34-year-old man and his 29-year-old wife. The couple lives in Allegan County south of Zeeland, Bennett said.
They face charges of embezzlement over $100,000 and conspiracy to commit embezzlement, Bennett said. They're names will be released after their arraignment in 58th District Court in Holland later today, he said.
The woman was an employee at Lakeshore Partnership, and the total amount of money lost could exceed $400,000, Bennett said.