SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON
FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Plaintiff No. 04-1-01000-9
v. INFORMATION
WEBER, DOROTHY L.
Defendant.
Aliases:
Other co-defendants in this case:
Comes now JANICE E. ELLIS, Prosecuting Attorney for the County of Snohomish, State of Washington, and by this, her Information, in
the name and by the authority of the State of Washington, charges and accuses the above-named defendant(s) with
the following crime(s) committed in the State of Washington:
COUNT I: FIRST DEGREE THEFT, committed as follows: That the
defendant on or about the 1st day of January, 1001 through the 27th day of
November, 2002, did wrongfully obtain or exert unauthorized control over
property or services of another, to-wit: lawful currency of the United States
belonging to Northwest Sheet Metal Worker Organization Trust, of a value
exceeding $1,500, with intent to deprive such other of such property or services,
proscribed by RCW 9A.56.030(1)(a), a felony.
COUNT II: FIRST DEGREE THEFT, committed as follows: That the
defendant, on or about the 10th day of January, 2002, did wrongfully obtain or
exert unauthorized control over property or services of another, to-wit: lawful
currency of the United States belonging to Northwest Sheet Metal Worker Organization
Trust, of a value exceeding $1,500, with intent to deprive such other of such
property or services; proscribed by RCW 9A.56.030(1)(a) a felony.
COUNT III: FIRST DEGREE THEFT, committed as follows: That the
defendant, on or about the 24th day of January. 2002, did wrongfully obtain or
exert unauthorized control over property or services of another, to-wit: lawful
currency of the United States belonging to Northwest Sheet Metal Worker
Organization Trust, of a value exceeding $1,500, with intent to deprive such
other of such property or services; proscribed by RCW 9A.56.030(1)(a) a felony.
COUNT IV: FIRST DEGREE THEFT, committed as follows: That the
defendant, on or about the 23rd day of October, 2002, did wrongfully obtain or
exert unauthorized control over property or services of another, to-wit: lawful
currency of the United States belonging to Northwest Sheet Metal Worker
Organization Trust, of a value exceeding $1,500, with intent to deprive such
other of such property or services; proscribed by RCW 9A.56.030(1)(a), a
felony.
COUNT V, FIRST DEGREE THEFT, committed as follows: That the
defendant, on or about the 26th day of November, 2002 did wrongfully obtain or
exert unauthorized control over property or services of another, to-wit: lawful
currency of the United States belonging to Northwest Sheet Metal Worker
Organization Trust, of a value exceeding $1,500, with intent to deprive such
other of such property or services; proscribed by RCW 9A.56.030(1)(a), a
felony.
JANICE E. ELLIS
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
/SIGNED/_______________
JAMES C. TOWNSEND #8688
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON
FOR SNOHOMISH COUNTY
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON,
Plaintiff, No. 04-1-01000-9
AFFIDAVIT OF PROBABLE CAUSE
VVEBER, DOROTHY L.
Defendant.
Aliases: >>
Other co-defendants in this case:
AFFIDAVIT BY CERTIFICATION:
The undersigned certifies that I am a Deputy Prosecuting
Attorney for Snohomish
County, Washington, and make this affidavit in that
capacity; that criminal charges have been filed against the above-named
defendant(s) in this cause, and that I believe probable cause exists for the
arrest of the defendant(s) on the charges because of the following facts and
circumstances:
According to information provided by Monroe PD and the
defendant was employed as an office manger/full-time bookkeeper by the
Northwest Sheet Metal Workers Organizational Trust starting July 19, 1992 until the early portion of 2003.
The defendant had complete control of the organization’s bank records, business
records and checking account. The defendant’s employment ended when Dwight
Nelson, the executive director of the organization discovered the defendant had
been engaged in large- scale embezzlement activities. Mr. Nelson contacted the
police. Mr. Nelson had discovered the defendant had made a substantial number
of checks payable to herself. These checks were processed by the bank even
though the checks did not contain the required two authorized signatures.
During the afternoon of January 10, 2003 Detective Pitts had contact with the defendant. Detective
Pitts showed the defendant one of the unauthorized checks written by the
defendant to the defendant. The defendant asked to see more of the checks and
Detective Pitts granted this request. Detective Pitts then asked the defendant
how much was involved and how long the theft had been going on. The defendant
said she did not know and offered to immediately repay $109,000.00. The
defendant said she expected to receive proceeds from an out of state lottery.
Mr. Nelson later received a telephone call from the defendant apologizing for
her actions.
An audit has been conducted the federal EBSA. That audit
revealed the defendant had taken funds in excess of $400,000.00 from the
organization without authorization. Most of this was done by the defendant
issuing checks to herself without authorization. A small amount of loss is
attributed to unauthorized petty cash withdrawals. Included are checks written
on dates described in the Information. The embezzlement began in 2000. The
defendant wrote in excess of fifty unauthorized checks to herself. Those checks
ranged in amounts of $985.00 to in excess of $5,000.00.
I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury under the
laws of the State of Washington that the foregoing is true and
correct.
/SIGNED/_______________
JAMES C. TOWNSEND, #8688
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
DATED this ___6th___ day of _May______ 2004
at the Snohomish County Prosecutor’s Office.
