HOWELL – An office worker who was charged with embezzling $2.2 million from a former employer has now been charged with stealing $67,000 from the next job she had.
Donna Cook, 52, was charged with third-degree Theft by Unlawful Taking, third-degree Forgery, and third-degree False Uttering.
She also worked for an excavating company in Shrewsbury, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey said. When they learned that she had allegedly ripped off a former job for millions, they reviewed their finances and found discrepancies.
Police said she wrote checks out to cash and used the company funds to pay a personal expense with forged signatures over the course of just a few months – from November 2021 to January 2022.
If convicted on the second-degree offense, Cook faces up to 10 years in state prison.
Anyone with additional information about potentially problematic activities on the part of Cook at any of her places of employment is encouraged to contact MCPO Detective Michael Acquaviva toll-free at (800) 533-7443.
