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A 55-year-old Phelps woman was sentenced on Friday in federal court on wire fraud charges.
Karen Owens, 55, who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from her Seneca Falls employer will have to pay a little more than $600,000 and spend two years in prison.
Owens was the finance director for Finger Lakes Conveyors for 14 years. In that capacity, she wrote checks for legitimate business expenses.
Between 2011 and 2017 prosecutors said Owens wrote approximately 400 checks, which were payable to herself. There were another 160 checks payable to another bank for credit card accounts belonging to her.
In total, the checks were valued at more than $750,000.
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PHELPS, N.Y. (WHEC) An Ontario County woman was sentenced to two years in prison and must pay $607,672.71 in restitution after she was convicted of wire fraud.
Prosecutors say Karen Owens, 55, of Phelps, worked at Finger Lakes Conveyors, Inc. (FLC) as its Director of Finance from 2003 to 2017 and wrote $750,000 worth of fraudulent checks, which she deposited into accounts belonging to her and her husband.
Prosecutors say she wrote 556 fraudulent checks in total, and recorded them as legitimate businesses expenses in an effort to cover up what she was doing.
Donation presented to Cops and Kids in late woman’s honor
12/24/20 4:20 AM
During her tenure with Centra Credit Union, Karen Owens presented several oversized checks to local causes.
Anchor House Family Assistance Center and Pantry, Girls Inc. of Jackson County and the Fraternal Order of Police Donald M. Winn Lodge 108 Cops and Kids program have been among the recipients.
All of those causes have one thing in common: Kids.
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Centra Credit Union recently presented an $8,457.41 check to C.J. Foster to benefit the Fraternal Order of Police Donald M. Winn Lodge 108 Cops and Kids program in honor of the late Karen Owens, who was branch manager in Seymour. Joining Centra staff members for the presentation were Owens’ stepdaughter, Shelley Turner, and brother, C.D. Kinney. SUBMITTED
Sound the alarms and get into the holiday spirit â it s the annual Toy Patrol and Spark of Love toy drives hosted by Long Beach s Police and Fire departments.
The decades-long tradition has put both departments in a friendly toy collector competition. But with the pandemic looming this year, there s even more reason to give.
âIt is a challenge to say the least, Will Nash, LBFD spokesperson, said. We re doing our best to do what we can, but with restrictions, social distancing and cancelled events, it has been a challenge to meet the same goals as previous years.
In a usual year, there s plenty of time for hosting fundraisers and toy drives. Area businesses will help by hosting toy drives on behalf of the departments, making the toy-collecting effort a community holiday event.Â