Tana Lee Pace, 44, of Sallisaw was charged March 8 in Sequoyah County District Court with one count of felony embezzlement.
Sallisaw police reported that at about 6 p.m. on Feb. 16 a man came to the police department in reference to embezzlement by his employee. The man reported that the manager of his personal horseracing business, Pace, had written several checks that were not authorized by him. Pace had been fired from her job and her employer wanted to file charges. The name of the business was not listed in the police report.
Pace's former employer presented six checks that Pace had allegedly written from her employer's bank account. A deposit of $798 also showed that Pace received $398 back. Pace allegedly never contacted the victim about any of the checks written.
Pace only had authorization to write checks payable to bills for his business. Her former employer told police that she did not have permission to get money from deposits.
Pace is accused of embezzling over $1,888.54.
