A former employee of an ambulance company in southern Illinois was accused of stealing more than $1,000,000 and arrested on several felony charges, authorities said.

Carrie J. Kelley, 43, of Sparta, was arrested on two counts of theft of property over $1,000,000, one court of wire fraud and four counts of fraudulent filing of Illinois income tax, the Randolph County Sheriff's Office said. Sparta, which is located near the Mississippi River, is roughly 50 miles southeast of St. Louis.

Sheriff's officials said they were informed of a potential theft regarding MedStar Ambulance, and through a lengthy investigation, investigators determined more than $1,000,000 were taken over the course of several years. Kelley was arrested by sheriff's deputies and Illinois Department of Revenue investigat

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