Tempe Police Detectives Arrest Book Keeper for Fraud Schemes

On October 21, 2009 at 08:45 AM, Tempe Police Detectives arrested Tamarom In, 36, of Gilbert after a nearly year long investigation into a complaint received of Tamarom stealing funds from a Tempe small business.  Tempe Detectives pored over bank records, company spreadsheets and other financial documentation that confirmed the complicated embezzlement and fraud schemes.  Over a period of 20 months, Tamarom In embezzled $228,349.91 in U.S. dollars while working as the sole book keeper for Home Care Services, a Tempe based company located at 1720 S. Los Feliz, #114.

Tamarom was hired as the only book keeper for this small Tempe business.  Tamarom applied for a credit card using the name and identity of her employer.  She forged checks to herself and altered company records to cover the criminal activity. 

In created a non-profit basketball team, the Arizona Warriors.  In used the stolen funds to pay for the team to travel around the country.  In also used a portion of the funds to pay for a cosmetic surgical procedure.

The diligence and investigative capabilities of Police detectives working in cooperation with the Tempe business owner resulted in the arrest of this suspect.  Small businesses can minimize their chances of falling prey to this type of fraud by having one employee to reconcile their accounts and another employee handling the books.  This method of quality control will serve as a check and balance system and will aid in the early detection of criminal activity.

Tamarom has been charged with Theft by Embezzlement, Fraudulent Schemes, and Money Laundering, all second degree felonies.  In addition, she has been charged with Aggravated Identity Theft, a third degree felony crime.  Tamarom was booked into Tempe City Jail where she was held to se a judge.

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