A family friend of a Largo air conditioning company was arrested after authorities said she stole more than $500,000 from the business as the comptroller, according to court documents.

Lisa Marie Warner, 55, of St. Petersburg, was charged with grand theft by the Pinellas County sheriffs Office on Dec. 4.

According to documents from the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court, the owners of MC Mechanical Air Conditioning Services of Largo hired Warner, described as a close family friend, around 2014 as the company's comptroller.

She was tasked with overseeing accounting, payroll and human resources. She had exclusive access to the companys payroll and managed all the finances, including bank and credit card accounts.

In July of 2024, company owners conducted an internal audit and discovered that b

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