Herkimer County woman sentenced for stealing from employer

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A West Winfield woman was sentenced to just over three years on Thursday for wire fraud and stealing money from her former employer. Carol Evans, 56, is accused of depositing roughly $1.8M in checks into her personal bank account from the business.

According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), as part of a guilty plea, Evans admitted to doctoring invoices from vendors to reflect inflated charges while employed at Sullivan Contracting, Inc. Unaware of the changes, Sullivan Contracting, Inc., would issue checks for the amount due in the doctored invoices and give Evans the checks to pay.

Evans then would deposit the checks into her own bank account. The DOJ says Evans admitted to depositing $1.8M in checks into her personal bank account. She profited nearly $500,000, using some of the money to pay vendors to further the scheme.