A local Jupiter doctor, Virginia C. Phipps, is facing charges for allegedly stealing from a business where she was employed as a medical director. Phipps, the owner of Phipps Health and Wellness, is accused by the Jupiter Police Department of making unauthorized transactions worth approximately $1,033 from Transformations Esthetics & Wellness’s bank account.
According to CBS12, the business owner discovered transactions she did not approve of, which were made out to Public Storage and utility companies, among others. Christie Shumate, the owner of Transformations Esthetics, was shocked to find out that, Phipps, someone she had entrusted, appeared to be siphoning funds from her business for personal use.
The suspect’s alleged fraudulent activities came to light when Shumate noticed discrepancies in her business account’s funds. In an interview with WPBF, Shumate said “I was in complete shock, complete shock. So, somebody that I was employing was also stealing from me.” Payments appearing on Shumate’s account were to service providers such as Verizon Wireless and Florida Power and Light, with which Shumate had no affiliations, prompting her to investigate further…