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Office Worker Stole Nearly $3M From 2 Jersey Shore Employers: Prosecutor Office Worker Stole Nearly $3M From 2 Jersey Shore Employers: Prosecutor
Office Worker Stole Nearly $3M From 2 Jersey Shore Employers: Prosecutor A woman from Howell who was criminally charged last month with swindling a former employer out of more than $2.2 million has been additionally charged with stealing more than $67,000 from her next employer, authorities said. Donna Cook, 52, was charged with theft by unlawful taking, forgery and false uttering, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. After news coverage of Cook’s January arrest circulated, her next employer, a Shrewsbury-based excavating company, reviewed its financial records – and discovered that from early November 2021 into e…

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Manager Stole $2.2M From Central Jersey Construction Company: Prosecutor Manager Stole $2.2M From Central Jersey Construction Company: Prosecutor
Manager Stole $2.2M From Central Jersey Construction Company: Prosecutor The office manager of a Monmouth County construction company has been charged with swindling her employer out of more than $2.2 million, authorities said. Donna Cook, 52, of Farmingdale is charged with second-degree theft, third-degree forgery, and third-degree false uttering, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. An investigation found that starting in 2015 and continuing into 2021, Cook allegedly stole funds from the Tinton Falls company by writing herself unauthorized checks, Linskey said. The investigation further determined that Cook had…

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by Jon Craig