A Clearwater woman has been arrested for embezzling over $700K from her employer in Palm Harbor.

According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, a Clearwater woman has been arrested for embezzling more than $700,000 from her employer over a span of six years. Detectives from PCSO’s economic crimes unit allege that Monika Hladik, 41, wrote company checks to herself and subsequently deposited them into her bank account.

The sheriff’s office stated that the investigation began after receiving a complaint from the president of Inspecs USA, an eyewear manufacturing company located in Palm Harbor. The president informed investigators that Hladik, who served as the company’s managerial accountant, had forged his signature on company checks written to herself.