Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Police Arrest Scott Depot Woman
Charleston Police arrested Georgiana Ciavarello of Nitro Wednesday and charged her with embezzlement. Ciavarello is accused of stealing more than $700,000 while being employed as a bookkeeper for Quail Ridge Construction Co.of Charleston. She's accused of writing herself hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulent checks, cashing the checks and then altering the company's accounting journal to conceal the transactions. Ciavarello faces 11 charges of embezzlement and could spend at least 10 years in jail on each charge. Her bond was set at $75,000. Her preliminary hearing is scheduled for December 22nd.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 8:32 PM 
