Woman Admits Stealing $2M From Oakland County Employer: AG

WIXOM, MI — A woman has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $2 million from her Oakland County employer, the Michigan Attorney General's Office said Wednesday.

Susan O’Hara, 56, of New Boston, pleaded guilty to three counts of embezzlement ($100,000 or more) and one count of Forgery.

In exchange for the guilty plea, officials dropped two other forgery charges, identity theft and using a computer to commit a crime.

She had been scheduled for trial in January, but now will be sentenced on March 20, officials said.

As an employee at the General RV Center in Wixom, O’Hara used her access to the company’s systems and client information to issue checks to a person whose identity she assumed and cashed those checks.

"Businesses in our state rely upon their employees to not exploit their positions of trust and access to customer information for their own fraudulent enrichment," Michigan Attroney General Dana Nessel said. "I appreciate the investigative efforts of the Wixom Police Department, and the collaboration between my office and theirs that lead to accountability in this significant theft."

Officials did not say how they discovered the theft or its timeframe.