Woman hired off Craigslist steals $14,000 from company on first day of work.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. – Police say a woman hired off Craigslist stole more than $14,000 from a company after just one day of work.
Angela Phan, 35, was hired to do accounting work for the company for one day. She was mailed a paycheck with the account and routing number of the business account, which Phan admitted were used to transfer $14,720.21 into her account between the months of July 2014 and December 2015.
The bank that the business account was with told the victim that at least one of the unauthorized transactions was made to an account connected to Phan.
Phan is facing one count of felony identity theft in St. Louis County. Her bail was set at $50,000.