Home Depot employee allegedly embezzled $1.2M in cash in California

[Knox]

(KRON) — A San Rafael, California Home Depot employee was arrested after the home improvement retail store alleged she embezzled approximately $1.2 million over the past year, according to the San Rafael Police Department.

Home Depot reported the incident to police on Oct. 17 after an internal investigation revealed the female employee allegedly started taking cash from the retail store starting in August 2022.

At the time of arrest, police said the employee had over $8,000 in her possession.

Home Depot employee allegedly embezzled $1.2M in cash in California

Home Depot’s internal investigation revealed the female employee allegedly started taking cash from the retail store starting in August 2022.

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[Knox]

$1.2MM is a lot of cash. Wondering exactly how that was accomplished and took so long to discover?