Bensenville Police Department — Reported Site of Embezzlement Investigation
A Bensenville HVAC company says its longtime account manager quietly drained more than $1.3 million from company bank accounts over four years, spending company money on retail purchases, veterinary bills for a stranger’s pets, and even a house and vehicles for a man in Texas. Tasha Holbrook, who worked for Comfort Indoor Solutions owner Ira Katz since January 3, 2012, turned herself in to Bensenville police on July 14 and now faces two felony theft counts and two identity theft counts.
Katz discovered a deficit in the company’s funds and reported the alleged embezzlement at the business’s headquarters on 730 Birginal Drive, according to FOX 32 Chicago. Holbrook served as the account manager with access to the business’s bank accounts, and investigators say she used electronic fund transfers to move money out over the years. Bensenville police found that many of the transfers occurred while Holbrook was at work, using the company’s own internet connection, per the station’s report…