Crime & Safety
Woman Now Accused of Stealing Over $800,000 from Dealership
Anne Difrancesco of Bushkill Township was originally accused of taking $102,924.65 from Star Pontiac-Buick-GMC in Lower Nazareth Township; after an audit, that number has increased significantly.
Over a seven-year period, a Bushkill Township woman allegedly took $852,852 from Star Pontiac-Buick-GMC in , where she worked as a title clerk, according to a report in The Express-Times.
Anne Difrancesco, 34, of the 200 block of Daniels Road, after allegedly using 20 company checks and taking $102,924.65 over the course of one year from the dealership, according to .
A more extensive audit by the dealership, the Express-Times reports adds, revealed she had been forging checks since 2005.
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Difrancesco is charged with forgery, theft by deception and receiving stolen property.
She waived her right to a preliminary hearing Monday before , according to court records. Her case will now go to Northampton County Court.
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Difrancesco is free after posting 10 percent of $15,000 cash bail.
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