Woman suspected of embezzling funds
Steamboat Springs — A 50-year-old woman was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of embezzling money from an Oak Creek business.
Poet Lee Morningstar of Oak Creek is facing a theft charge. Routt County Sheriff John Warner said Morningstar admitted taking money from the place where she worked to pay bills.
About $1,700 was in the checking account of the Oak Creek business Morningstar worked for. She took the money and used it to pay off some of her debts.
She did not inform her employer she had drained and closed the account.
Her employer alerted police and told them she had access to the account.
The Routt County Sheriff’s Office handled the case.
Morningstar told police she needed the money to pay her bills.
“She confessed to everything,” Warner said. “She admitted she did not have authorization to do it.”
Morningstar was released Thursday from the Routt County Jail on $5,000 bond.
Support Local Journalism
Support Local Journalism
Readers around Steamboat and Routt County make the Steamboat Pilot & Today’s work possible. Your financial contribution supports our efforts to deliver quality, locally relevant journalism.
Now more than ever, your support is critical to help us keep our community informed about the evolving coronavirus pandemic and the impact it is having locally. Every contribution, however large or small, will make a difference.
Each donation will be used exclusively for the development and creation of increased news coverage.
