CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. – A Cumberland County woman is charged with stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from her employer. West Shore Regional Police arrested 61-year-old Sharon Lavone Brandt, East Pennsboro Township on Monday.
Brandt, was an employee of Clean Building Services, located in the 600 block Market Street in Lemoyne Borough. An investigation discovered that over an extended period of time Brandt created “ghost” or fake employees for the company. She would then take the paychecks of the “ghost” employees and deposit them into her own account for personal use. The loss to the company was in excess of $700,000.00.
Charges against Brandt include Theft By Unlawful Taking, Identity Theft and Forgery. Following arraignment she was released on $5,000 unsecured bail.
