An Eden Prairie woman has been arrested on allegations she stole more than $1 million from an Edina business furnishings company where she worked and spent some of the money on high-end clothing and at resort hotels in Las Vegas and Miami.
The thefts spanned more than seven years and weren't detected until November, shortly before she was fired from SICO America Inc., according to a search warrant affidavit filed by police seeking court permission to search her financial records.
The 51-year-old woman was booked into the Hennepin County jail on Nov. 14 and released a day later. Edina police spokeswoman Lauren Siebenaler said Tuesday that the case has been handed over to the U.S. Attorney's Office for consideration of charges. The Star Tribune generally does not identify suspects before they are charged.
In all, the affidavit revealed, the company detected more than 300 charges on a credit card exceeding $1 million and stretching from May 2016 until October 2023..
Under police questioning, the woman said "she has a problem with overspending, and this was a way for her to hide it from her husband," the affidavit read.
The woman's attorney, Bruce Rivers, said Tuesday that his client has no comment about the investigation.
According to the court filing:
Police took a report of suspected fraud in early November that was first detected when purchases were made on the woman's credit card but not entered in the expense reporting system.
