A Texas business owner’s discovery of unauthorized payments in a company checking account led investigators to an alleged employee theft totaling $1,748,901.35. Authorities say the money was used to pay the employee’s personal credit card bills over nearly seven years.
Thalia Meri Powers, 51, of Port Neches, was arrested on Oct. 1, 2026, in connection with the suspected theft from BioMedical Waste Solutions, a medical waste disposal company in neighboring Port Arthur.
According to a probable cause affidavit described by the Beaumont Enterprise, investigators obtained financial records through subpoenas and identified 154 online payments and Automated Clearing House (ACH) transfers to credit card accounts associated with three financial institutions…