Crime & Safety
Woman Admits To Embezzling $130K From Stratford Company: Feds
A former accounting manager has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $130,000 from a company in Stratford, authorities announced.
STRATFORD, CT — The former accounting manager of a Stratford company has admitted to embezzling more than $130,000 from the business, according to officials. Susanna Kurus, 43, of Garner, North Carolina, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Hartford federal court to one count of wire fraud stemming from an embezzlement scheme, U.S. States Attorney for Connecticut John H. Durham announced.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Kurus formerly lived in Connecticut and was employed as the accounting manager for a company based in Stratford. The company’s name wasn’t released by officials.
“Between approximately October 2014 and June 2017, Kurus used the company’s financial accounting software to transfer customer credits to at least six personal debit card accounts, and then used the money for her personal benefit,” officials wrote in a news release. “Through this scheme, she stole $133,870.55.”
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Kurus is scheduled to be sentenced on June 10 at which time she faces up to 20 years in prison. Kurus is released on a $200,000 bond pending sentencing.
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