WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. — A local Williamsville woman has pleaded guilty to allegations that she was stealing from her employer at a Orchard Park.
52-year-old Michele Boland of Williamsville had been discovered to have stolen $266,963.30 from her employer while she was working as the businesses bookkeeper. She had allegedly been writing a series of checks to herself, and purposely mislabeling them in the company's software to come across as intended expenses made.
An investigation was only prompted after the business had noticed a few irregularities on a company credit card.
Boland had been using the money she stole to pay off personal credit card bills, and give herself 'bonus' checks through the company's payroll provider. While doing all this, she also failed to report anything to her personal income taxes.
Boland pleaded guilty to one count of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree (Class “C” felony) and one count of Offering a False Instrument for Filing in the First Degree (Class “E” felony).
As part of Boland's plea she signed a Confession of Judgments to pay $266,963.30 in restitution to the business and an additional $16,400.33 in restitution to the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance. She also faces up to 15 years in prison when she goes in to be sentenced on November 14, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.
