WENGNews writes, "A 29 YEAR OLD BRADENTON WOMAN IS IN JAIL AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLING OVER $400,000 DOLLARS FROM A SARASOTA BUSINESS. SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY ANNIQUE LeSAGE HAD BEEN EMPLOYED AT BRETON U.S.A. ON NORTHGATE BOULEVARD FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AS AN ACCOUNTANT. THE COMPANY DISCOVERED DURING AN INTERNAL AUDIT THAT LeSAGE HAD WRITTEN HERSELF SEVENTY-EIGHT COMPANY CHECKS SINCE OCTOBER 1ST OF LAST YEAR, AND THAT SHE HAD ALSO USED THE COMPANY’S CORPORATE CREDIT CARD FOR PURCHASING OVER $2000 DOLLARS OF PERSONAL ITEMS. LeSAGE WAS ARRESTED ON A WARRANT MONDAY AND CHARGED WITH GRAND THEFT AND UTTERING FORGED CHECKS. SHE IS BEING HELD AT THE SARASOTA COUNTY JAIL ON ONE MILLION DOLLARS BOND. DETECTIVES SAY THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING, AND THEY HAVE NOT RULED OUT MORE CHARGES AGAINST LeSAGE."
