The alleged ringleader of a scheme to embezzle at least $27,000 from a Snowmass Village condominium complex remains at large and is likely living outside the country, said a police official investigating the case.
Meanwhile, the first of three defendants with pending cases in Pitkin County District Court for allegedly receiving the embezzled funds through fake payroll checks or “ghost checks” was sentenced to probation a week ago after accepting a plea deal with the District Attorney’s Office.
“Our prime suspect is out of the country, and she’s the one that everybody’s pointing fingers at,” Snowmass Village Police Sgt. Dave Heivly, who is working the case, said late last week. “We suspect (she and a co-defendant) are in Peru.”