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Former Boulder bookkeeper Michelle Shelton pleads guilty to theft, faces prison

Shelton, Michelle Lynn (090470).jpg Boulder bookkeeper accused of stealing $760,000 from her employerPolice arrested Michelle Lynn Shelton in connection with theft caseBy Brittany AnasPosted: 01/31/2011 12:32:44 PM MSTMichelle Shelton (Jefferson County Sheriff's Office)A bookkeeper accused of stealing $760,000 from a Boulder company is booked in Jefferson County Jail after police arrested her on suspicion of a felony theft charge.Michelle Lynn Shelton, 40, is accused of stealing from her employer, Highline Financial.Company officials on Monday declined to comment on the case.Boulder police obtained a warrant on Friday for her arrest, and investigators located Shelton at her Westminster home later that day.Boulder detectives launched their investigation in December 2010 after another accountant, who was filling in while Shelton was off from work, discovered what appeared to be a large amount of money being transferred to two separate personal bank accounts, according to police.Read more: Boulder bookkeeper accused of stealing $760,000 from her employer - Boulder Daily Camera http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_17250208#ixzz1Cf7suJEPDailyCamera.com
Shelton, Michelle Lynn (090470).jpg Boulder bookkeeper accused of stealing $760,000 from her employerPolice arrested Michelle Lynn Shelton in connection with theft caseBy Brittany AnasPosted: 01/31/2011 12:32:44 PM MSTMichelle Shelton (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office)A bookkeeper accused of stealing $760,000 from a Boulder company is booked in Jefferson County Jail after police arrested her on suspicion of a felony theft charge.Michelle Lynn Shelton, 40, is accused of stealing from her employer, Highline Financial.Company officials on Monday declined to comment on the case.Boulder police obtained a warrant on Friday for her arrest, and investigators located Shelton at her Westminster home later that day.Boulder detectives launched their investigation in December 2010 after another accountant, who was filling in while Shelton was off from work, discovered what appeared to be a large amount of money being transferred to two separate personal bank accounts, according to police.Read more: Boulder bookkeeper accused of stealing $760,000 from her employer – Boulder Daily Camera http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_17250208#ixzz1Cf7suJEPDailyCamera.com
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A former bookkeeper faces up to nine years in prison after she pleaded guilty this morning to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from her Boulder-based employer, Highline Financial Services Inc.

Michelle Lynn Shelton, 40, was arrested in January at her home in Westminster after Boulder police obtained a warrant for her arrest on suspicion of theft and computer crime, both felonies.

According to police, Shelton stole $760,000 from Highline Financial Services, 2930 Center Green Court, over several years.

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