A San Patricio County woman is facing five felony charges of theft of property valued at $300,000 or more after her employers allegedly uncovered more than $1.6 million in unauthorized transactions over several months.
According to criminal complaints obtained by 6 Investigates, 43-year-old Vanessa Elizabeth Slaton had been employed by Epic Energy Services in Sinton for approximately 11 years.
San Patricio County woman charged in alleged $1.6 million theft from employer
As part of her role, Slaton was responsible for paying vendors for jobs contracted by Epic Energy Services using multiple accounting software programs, the complaints state.
On Jan. 16, Epic owners Chester and Rebecca Bosworth conducted an audit of the company’s business accounts. During that review, the owners allegedly discovered numerous unauthorized transactions that they believe were transferred into Slaton’s personal account…