A Plymouth woman is facing charges after allegedly stealing roughly $200,000 from her employer.
Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz says that 55-year-old Maureen M. Graham was indicted Friday by a Plymouth County grand jury on four counts of Larceny Over $1,200, two counts of Forgery, and three counts of Tax Evasion.
Graham was hired as the general manager at The Voyage restaurant, located in Scituate on March 14, 2018.
She managed daily operations at the restaurant, served as occasional hostess, handled payroll, dealt with vendors, and tracked cash sales.
The owners installed a Keno terminal inside the restaurant in 2019 and the District Attorney says that Graham’s control of restaurant funds and her unfettered access to Keno tickets, allowed her to spend hours inside the restaurant gambling.
A seven-month grand jury investigation found that over the span of 18 months, Graham stole approximately $200,000 in cash taken from various restaurant bank accounts.
Investigators concluded that if Graham failed to win money, she would allegedly shift funds around to cover the deficit left in various bank accounts.
In addition the investigation also found that Graham forged checks in the name of her employer, and filed false tax returns in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
Graham will be arraigned at a later date on the charges in Plymouth Superior Court.
