EDITOR'S NOTE: This story originally comes from the Tri-City Herald in Washington, where you can find the full story.
A 45-year-old office manager is accused of stealing more than $217,000 in the span of 11 months from her Richland employer.
Richland police detectives said the amount Sarah L. Houk took equates to $642 every day during her short employment at Premier Landscaping and Design, court documents said.
Houk pleaded innocent in Benton County Superior Court to first-degree identity theft and two counts of first-degree theft.
The landscaping company company’s owners reached out to Richland police in October 2024 to report that they suspected their former office manager had been misusing the company credit card.
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