The Erie County District Attorney’s Office says 55-year-old Bonnie Bova of Lancaster has been sentenced to an indeterminate 2 to 8 years in prison for stealing over $1.8 million from an Amherst medical practice.
WATCH: Former bookkeeper sentenced to prison for stealing over $1.8M from Amherst medical practice
Former bookkeeper sentenced to prison for stealing over $1.8M from Amherst medical practice
According to the DA, between September 2017 and October 2024, Bova stole $1,830,779.56 while working as a bookkeeper for a medical practice in the Town of Amherst. Bova issued checks from the practice to herself and concealed it by modifying records. She used the stolen money to pay her credit card bills and other personal expenses.
In October 2024, the DA says she was fired from her job after a company employee conducted an audit, which uncovered the theft. Bova didn’t disclose the stolen money as additional income on her income taxes between 2019 and 2023…