A 28-year-old Bristol woman has been charged with attempting to pay personal bills with funds belonging to her Laconia employer. Claudia Cardasis-Meringolo was arrested on Friday and charged with "attempted theft by unauthorized taking".
Cardasis-Meringolo was released on $5,000 personal recognizance bail and is to due to be arraigned in Laconia District Court on Feb. 22.
According to a police report, Cardasis-Meringolo is alleged to have used her position at Central New Hampshire Employment Services to try and pay personal credit card, telephone and electricity bills totaling more than $3,000. An investigation revealed, police say, the woman made several attempts to transfer funds out of her employer's bank account for her own gain.
Detective Kevin Butler and Officer Dennis Ashley conducted the investigation for the Laconia Police Department.
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