A former longtime Cache County employee has been charged with felony communications fraud.
Utah County prosecutors say Terryl Warner, who worked as the director of Cache County Victim Services, falsified her credentials to avoid a pay reduction.
Warner’s Logan attorney, Wayne Caldwell, did not respond to a request for comment from The Salt Lake Tribune and Utah Public Radio.
In a statement Friday, the Cache County Attorney’s Office said it requested that Utah County handle the investigation. The office did not answer other questions about the case; neither did the Utah County Attorney’s Office.
The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office explained that it’s not uncommon for counties to have an outside agency investigate issues that involve their staff.
This category refers to crimes committed by employees or insiders against their own organizations. It is often the most damaging because the perpetrator has authorized access to systems.
- Asset Misappropriation: The most common form, involving the theft of company resources. This ranges from simple “skimming” (taking cash before it’s recorded) to complex schemes involving the theft of inventory or intellectual property.
- Payroll Fraud: Employees may create “ghost employees” on the system, falsify their own timesheets to claim unworked overtime, or divert salary payments to their own accounts.
- Financial Statement Fraud: Management deliberately misrepresents the company’s financial health by inflating revenue or hiding liabilities to attract investors or meet performance bonuses.