TEMPE - A Gilbert woman was arrested for allegedly orchestrating a scheme to get nearly a quarter of a million dollars from her employer - and police say she used that money to pay for some unusual expenses.
Police say they spent more than a year investigating Tamarom In after her employer accused her of stealing from the company.
According to investigators, the 36-year-old woman was working as the sole bookkeper for Home Care Services in Tempe.
She's accused of setting up a complicated embezzlement and fraud scheme to get hundreds of thousands of dollars from the company.
Detectives say she embezzled more than $228,000 from the company. She did it by applying for a credit card using the name and identity of the business. She also forged checks to herself and altered the company records to cover up the activity.
Tamarom In also created a non-profit basketball team, the Arizona Warriors - used the funds to pay for the team to travel around the country.
She also used the money to pay for cosmetic surgery.
In has been charged with theft by embezzlement, fraudulent schemes, money laundering and aggravated identity theft.
Police recommend that small businesses use one employee to reconcile their accounts and another to handle the books, all to avoid becoming victims of this type of fraud.