A former Clear Creek County employee was arrested Wednesday for allegedly stealing more than $200,000 from the Resource Center during an eight-year period.
Candace Morehouse, 70, the former Human Services Division's bookkeeper, was arrested on suspicion of theft of greater than $100,000 but less than $1 million, a Class 3 felony; money laundering, a Class 3 felony; and forgery, a Class 5 felony.
According to a press release from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Morehouse is believed to have written more than 150 checks for personal use between 2010 and 2018. The checks reportedly totaled $215,453.35.
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