According to court records, a Crookston detective investigated a case at New Flyer of America Inc. in Crookston and found that one of its employers, Irene Thompson, was overpaid by $137,521.94. The money was deposited to her account on December 30, 2022, where she had left work early that day, and she never returned. New Flyer attempted to contact her about the payment, but she never responded.
When the detective was able to contact her, Thompson explained she was shocked at the payment, as it was deposited on the day she had decided to quit working there and thought it was a part of her 401K retirement plan. She had left to Texas and spent most of it on a spending spree. However, police found that she only had $14,000 in her 401K retirement plan.
Thompson is now facing four felony counts of Theft and Possession of Stolen Property.
Update: February 17, 9:50 p.m.
Thompson’s husband, Brian Thompson Jr. of Crookston, is also being charged with two felony counts of Possession of Stolen Property and Aiding An Offender. According to court documents, Brain received $35,000 of the money Irene received.
To learn more about the incident, you can watch videos of the report by Neil Carlson of iNewz.TV.
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