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Voorhees Woman Admits Stealing $2.67 Million in Rent Checks From Work, Failing to Pay Taxes

Voorhees Township

A Camden County woman today admitted stealing approximately 700 checks and money orders from her employer and failing to pay taxes on the income, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

According to U.S. Attorney Sellinger, Lori Andrew, 61, Voorhees, pleaded guilty to an information charging her with interstate transportation of stolen property and one count of income tax evasion.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

Anderson worked in the property management office of an apartment building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

Tenants paid their rent and other expenses to the property management office. 

From January 2011 to October 2018, Anderson stole 697 checks and money orders totaling $2.67 million from her employer, drove them from Philadelphia to New Jersey, and deposited those checks and money orders into a nominee bank account that she opened using a fake Social Security number. 

Anderson admitted that she used the money to pay personal expenses.

Anderson also admitted that for tax years 2011 through 2015, she did not report the stolen income on her income tax returns or pay income taxes on that income.

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