It started as an investigation of suspected embezzlement at a small Santa Barbara County business.
It led to a stunning discovery: Sheriff’s detectives say they found that an employee of a Carpinteria organic food supplement business stole more than $700,000 over a nearly four-year period.
Investigators say they arrested Angela Elizabeth Phillips of Oak View for embezzlement, fraud, and impersonation of another person.
They also allege that the 52-year-old Ventura County woman committed nearly $50,000 in credit card fraud in addition to the embezzlement.
