A New Jersey woman faces theft and forgery charges accusing her of stealing more than $50,000 from the doctor who employed her, prosecutors said Saturday.
Sussan Lopez, 29, of Cliffside Park, used her position as the doctor's administrative assistant to forge checks and open a corporate credit card account, Ridgewood police investigators said.
The doctor, whose name wasn't disclosed by police, reported the thefts to police in March.
Investigators found that Lopez used the doctor's office corporate identity to obtain a credit card and forged checks from the office's business account, Bergen County prosecutors said.
Online deposits to her account and purchases made with the credit card exceeded $50,000, prosecutors said.
Lopez is charged with second-degree computer related theft, third-degree theft by deception and third-degree forgery.
She was remanded to Bergen County Jail in lieu of $35,000 bail and is scheduled for a May 27 court hearing.
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Prosecutors had no information on whether she has retained a lawyer who could comment on her behalf.
