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How an Ex-Bookkeeper Stole $1.8 Million and Finally Got Caught
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Subscribe16 JAN 2026 / ACCOUNTING & TAXES
Former bookkeeper Bonnie Bova has received an eight year prison sentence after running a seven-year fraud totaling over $1.8 million. Bova, a bookkeeper for a medical practice in Erie County, New York, falsified checks to herself and manipulated financial records to hide her scheme, which was eventually unveiled by an internal audit instigated by a vigilant employee's suspicion over a check's legitimacy.
Some frauds unravel because of a whistleblower. Others crack when a system spits out an error. This one ended because someone paused, squinted at a check, and said, “That’s weird.” Seven years. More than $1.8 million. One sharp-eyed employee finally pulle...
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