A Vancouver woman appeared Wednesday in Clark County Superior Court for allegedly stealing nearly $62,000 from a Felida senior living facility.
Sara Leslie Scheetz, 37, worked as a bookkeeper at Felida Lodge Senior Living, 1104 N.W. 109th St., since it opened in 2012 until she resigned at the end of 2016, according to a probable cause affidavit. The business was owned by Scheetz’s mother and another woman, the affidavit says. (State business records indicate it’s now under different ownership.)
Between June 2015 and November 2016, Scheetz diverted 12 payments from Felida Lodge to a different senior living company she co-owned with her mother. Investigators allege Scheetz then transferred $40,000 of the stolen money to her personal accounts in payroll payments, according to court records.
After she resigned, Scheetz logged into Felida Lodge’s QuickBooks account 47 times, attempting to conceal any signs of theft, the affidavit says.
On Wednesday, she appeared out of custody via Zoom on suspicion of first-degree theft. Judge John Fairgrieve granted Scheetz release on her own recognizance. She is scheduled to be arraigned June 9, court records show.
