A 45-year-old Gardnerville woman who pleaded guilty in 2005 to embezzling $400,000, was arrested last week on a theft charge, accused of issuing phony paychecks worth more than $20,000 to her boyfriend.
Marlo Weatherbee is accused of fraudulently issuing company checks since December.
Weatherbee was employed as a bookkeeper for Resort Stay International in Stateline.
According to reports, another bookkeeper discovered that Weatherbee allegedly issued 19 checks to her boyfriend with a value of more than $21,000.
Weatherbee reportedly told an associate the checks were sponsorship for the man who was a professional bowler and covered his expenses.
Deputies questioned the owner of the company who said the sponsorship statement was "absolutely ridiculous" and that he would press charges.
Weatherbee was to appear Tuesday before Tahoe Township Justice Richard Glasson.
She pleaded guilty to embezzlement in 2005, admitting she took nearly $400,000 from her employer, Metalast International LLC, over a nine-year period.
She received a suspended six-year prison sentence and was placed on five years probation by District Judge Dave Gamble.
She served one year in Douglas County Jail and was ordered to pay restitution at $1,000 a month.
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