SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California (KOLO) - A former employee of a South Lake Tahoe construction company has been found guilty of fraud and identity theft.

54-year-old Kami Elois Power of Gardnerville was convicted of 11 counts of wire fraud, three counts of bank fraud, and three counts of identity theft on Wednesday.

The DOJ says that between November of 2019 and May 2023, Power worked as an office manager and controller for the unnamed company. The jury found that, during her employment, Power embezzled more than $1.4 million from the company, disguising more than $700,000 of the fraudulent transfers as payments to vendors she worked with.

The DOJ also says she used fake profiles in the name of real companies, as well as fake companies that reflected her own initials, such as KEP Sales and

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