TRINITY, N.C. (WGHP) — A woman has been charged with embezzlement after deputies say she stole thousands from her job in the Piedmont Triad.
According to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, in August, 2024, they were called by a business about a possible embezzlement. The business then gave the sheriff’s office evidence that a former payroll administrator, Kelly Peele Smith, 61, had embezzled over $100,000 from them while working there. According to warrants, it totaled $121,153.96 over a period of 13 months.
They discovered the missing money during an annual audit performed by their accountant, according to the sheriff’s office…