Weymouth woman charged with embezzling $1.3 million from Holbrook company: What police say

HOLBROOK − A Weymouth woman has been arraigned on charges of embezzling $1.3 million from the Holbrook company she had worked for, Holbrook police said.

Ashley Sumner, 36, was arraigned in Quincy District Court on Wednesday on charges of larceny over $1,200, two counts of improper use of a credit card over $1,200, money laundering and four counts of identity fraud. All the charges are felonies, with the exception of the identity fraud charges, which are misdemeanors.

Bail was set at $100,000 cash at her arraignment and she is due to return to court Aug. 30, the Norfolk County district attorney's office said.

Holbrook Police Chief William Smith said in a statement that the department began investigating Sumner in March after Allstate Auto Glass reported that she was suspected of stealing $50,000. Sumner had worked for the company from 2020 until her resignation in February. She had access to company finances as part of her job.

Smith said Sumner made fraudulent credit card charges, direct deposits and wire transfers. She is accused of embezzling more than $1.3 million from the company between January 2021 and this past February.

The chief said the investigation is continuing.

Reach Fred Hanson at fhanson@patriotledger.com.

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