LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. — A Denver woman has been accused of stealing from two companies based in Boone, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
Cynthia Howell is accused of writing and depositing $400,000 worth of fraudulent checks into bank accounts not associated with the business.
Howell has been charged with two counts of felony embezzlement.
She is scheduled to face a judge in February.
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