Carson City woman arrested for attempting to steal $80,000 from her employer

A Carson City woman was arrested by Carson City deputies Thursday afternoon after allegedly attempting to steal $80,000 from her ex-employer, according to the arrest report.

Helen Donner Kelly was arrested after deputies were contacted by the accountant of the business who reported that they had received a call from the bank advising that Kelly had entered the bank that day and requested to close the current business account for the employer and have the funds transferred into her personal account.

The bank told the accountant that Kelly had provided them with documents from the Office of the Secretary of State which showed Kelly is the new CEO of the company.

The bank advised Kelly she would need to return at a later date to finish the transaction, and scheduled an appointment to do so.

Deputies contacted the Office of the Secretary of State and spoke with their compliance investigator. The investigator confirmed Kelly had entered their office on Aug. 20 and filed an amended business license application for the employer which showed her as the new CEO and Treasurer. She paid the required fee, and the state updated their data to show that Kelly was now the CEO of the company.

The accountant told deputies Kelly was an ex-employee who had never had an invested interest in the company. She did not have the proper authority to change the business into her name.

On the scheduled date Kelly was told to return to the bank, deputies arrived and took her into custody for uttering or possessing a fictitious document with intent, offering false instruments to be filed with teh State and attempted obtaining money under false pretense.

Bail: $25,000

— A 20-year-old Carson City woman was arrested at a local department store in the 3200 block of Market Street for petit larceny.

According to the report, deputies were contacted in reference to a report of a man at the store who was putting items from the store onto his body without paying, and was accompanied by a young woman.

While enroute, dispatch advised the male had left in a red sedan, leaving the woman behind.

Deputies located the woman in the parking lot adjacent to the store, and she told deputies she was there to do her grocery shopping, according to the report. She was holding a purple purse which appeared new, and was wearing untied shoes which also appeared new.

Deputies asked if they could look at her purse, and she agreed, handing it over. Inside they found a new wallet with the tags still attached. At first, the woman said the wallet wasn’t hers, before finally admitting to taking the purse, wallet and shoes from the store without paying.

She told deputies she had originally planned to do her grocery shopping at the store, but the man she was with convinced her to steal a purse. She said she then “got carried away” and took other items. She left her shoes inside the store.

The items totaled $67.90

Bail: $352

— A 22-year-old transient woman was arrested in the area of Carson and Ann on an alternative sentencing violation.

Deputies were dispatched to the area of a Carson Street casino on the report of a fight. Another deputy stated they witnessed a fight between approximately 5-7 people.

Upon arrival, a witness stated two of the people in the fight left northbound on Plaza Street, and one of them was wearing plaid shorts.

Deputies made contact with the two near Carson and Ann. One of them was the 22-year-old woman, who was highly intoxicated and uncooperative. Dispatch advised she was on alternative sentencing with a no alcohol clause.

The woman provided a PBT of .278 percent BAC.

She was arrested without incident for the violation.

Bail: $1,000 cash only

Warrants:

— A 25-year-old Reno man was arrested in the city of Pioche, NV Friday morning on a misdemeanor probation violation warrant out of Carson City Justice Court.

According to the report, deputies were notified about the man’s incarceration in Lincoln County on an outstanding Carson City warrant. Deputies flew to Pioche to transport the man back to Carson City.

The warrant was issued on Aug. 2 for failure to report to color code testing.

Bail: $3,000 cash only

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