TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) - A former financial manager at a Tallahassee civil engineering firm has been arrested, accused of embezzling more than $200,000 from the company.
Tamara Gray, 46, was arrested on multiple felony theft and fraud charges.
According to complaint documents, Gray was terminated from Nobles Consulting Group, Inc. in late November 2017 after the theft was discovered. During her 15 year stint with the company, Gray served as the financial manager and IT manager.
As part of her duties, Gray was responsible for payroll, paying bills, and server and computer maintenance.
Company officials told investigators that Gray had first changed the company's billing preferences to paperless and then started using the business credit cards to pay personal bills.
Some of the personal expenses include payments to ADT, Amazon, Comcast, NutriSystem, PayPal, Progressive Insurance, Talquin Electric, Verizon, Western Union and charges related to an online game called "Clash of Kings."
According to court documents, Gray had been using different employees' credit cards to make her personal purchases. Company officials note that Gray admitted to wronging the company in an email conversation shortly after her termination, saying she felt "shame" for what she had done.
In the end, investigators determined Gray had embezzled approximately $201,815 from the company.
When investigators interviewed Gray in March 2018, she declined to answer any questions directly related to the allegations.
Based on the investigation, Gray was charged with grant theft over $100,000, two counts of fraudulent use of a credit card, and four counts of criminal use of personal identification.
She was taken into custody on Monday but has since gotten out on a $40,000 bond.
