An arrest warrant was issued on December 2 in the Beckham County District Court for a 41-year-old Elk City woman after she was charged with one count of embezzlement and one count of second-degree burglary.
A bond has been pre-set for Angela Vaughn in the amount of $20,000.
The investigation began on October 18 when the Elk City Police Department received a report of alleged forged checks from a local business.
The alleged victim stated that an employee of her business had allegedly been writing herself checks from the business account.
The business is a local daycare. Vaughn was reportedly added as a signer to the business owner’s business checking account two years prior.
The alleged victim reportedly stated that she had contacted Vaughn on October 11 to ask for an explanation about the alleged forged checks.
The woman stated that Vaughn made an excuse to call her back, but that communication had reportedly never occurred.
The woman reportedly stated that there was no written or verbal agreement for the business account to make personal loans to Vaughn.
However, the detective wrote in the probable cause affidavit that Vaughn claimed during her police interview that an agreement had been in place with the business owner that if she needed funds for “car payments, rent, etc.,” that she could write a business check.
“Vaughn stated any money owed to (omitted) would be taken out of her overtime check paid separately and paid per pay period. After reviewing Vaughn’s financial statements and transactions, the deposits made from (omitted) exceeded Vaughn’s pay scale,” the detective wrote.
Ninety-seven checks were allegedly written and deposited into Vaughn’s account without authorization.
The alleged amount of the checks was reportedly $60,618.78.
