ST. ANTHONY — A 64-year-old woman was arrested last week after police say she stole over $56,000 from a client using her tax services business.

Junell Williams is charged with 50 felony counts of computer crime and one count of felony grand theft.

According to a news release from the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, Williams is the owner/operator of “Williams Tax Service” and “Chester Payroll”.

Court documents say that during 2021, Williams took a total of $56,381.87 from a client who owned a business in Rexburg, to pay their payroll taxes to the IRS, Idaho State taxes, and Idaho unemployment.

Police say these taxes taken from payroll were never paid to any of the entities, and Williams had “used a computer/computer device to remove the funds 52 times” during 2021 from the client’s ban

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