Business on trial for fraud, theft
A woman is in court for charges of theft and fraud after allegedly issuing fake loans and pocketing the cash amounting to $36,000 while working at a payday advance business in Kelowna.
Melanie Robertson sat in Kelowna court for the second day of what is scheduled to be a 10-day trial in the B.C. Supreme Court for charges of theft and fraud over $5,000.
The charges are considered to be indictable offences, meaning that they are considered to be severe and carry a maximum prison sentence of 14 years.
Allison Krete, the former bookkeeper and director of Easy Loan took the stand in court as a witness on May 7.
Her husband, J. Krete and Daljit Sadhra co-owned the business cash advance business with locations in Kelowna and Kamloops. Both locations are now closed.
While on the stand, Krete said she became aware of the alleged fraud in October 2019 after receiving a phone call from Consumer Protection B.C., with a complaint from an Easy Loan client…
