Havertown Woman Charged In $150,000 Embezzlement Case

In a press release to the media Thursday morning, the Delaware County District Attorney's Office stated that a Havertown woman has been charged in a $150,000 embezzlement fraud case.

Dorothy J. Miller, 50, was arrested by the Delaware County Criminal Investigation Division Economic Crime Unit (CID) this past Monday and has been charged with numerous felony counts of theft, forgery, identity theft and conspiracy, according to the press release. 

She has been remanded to the George W. Hill Correctional Facility in lieu of posting $75,00 cash bail.

According to the press release, the investigation into Miller started in December 2008 when Kimberly Summers explained to CID that after her husband died, she noticed that there was allegedly a misuse of company funds of the business that she and her husband owned, Summers Hardwood Floors, Inc., located in Sharon Hill. 

Miller, who started working for the company in early 2005, allegedly took more responsibility of the business in July of 2005 when Kimberly Summers stepped back from the company, the press release stated. It continued on stating that Kimberly Summers noticed a credit card had been opened in her name and numerous checks were signed in her name, as well as her deceased husband’s.

“During the investigation, search warrants were issued for all cancelled checks on both Kimberly Summers account and Summers Hardwood Floor, Inc’s account,” the press release stated. “Through handwriting analysis, it was determined that the defendant, Dorothy Miller, had forged Kimberly Summer’s and John Summer’s signature on numerous checks from both their personal checking account and the business checking account totaling $98,183.18.”

The press release went on, stating that Miller, of Moeywn Drive in Havertown, allegedly forged Kimberly Summer’s name on a loan application for a $50,000 business equity line of credit. The investigation determined that Kimberly Summers and her company suffered a total loss of approximately $150,000 due to Miller’s alleged fraud, the press release stated.

A preliminary hearing is set for Tuesday, April 24, and it will be presided by Magisterial District Judge Edward Gannon.