A former Victoria hotel employee is facing fraud charges after nearly $42,000 worth of unusual transactions on the hotelB次元官网网址檚 dime were traced to her personal bank account.

The 28-year-old Victoria woman worked as a financial controller for an unnamed downtown hotel, and allegedly diverted $41,495 from the company to her account over a 13-month period beginning May 2010.

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In total, police say the fraud involved 40 transactions where B次元官网网址渦nusual and high-dollar refundsB次元官网网址� were administered.

Even after the fraudulent transactions were detected, Russell said the woman accessed the hotelB次元官网网址檚 accounts remotely and made additional withdrawals.

Stephanie Andrews was arrested on July 24 and faces one charge of fraud over $5,000.

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