DA: Woman charged for theft

The Deschutes County District Attorney's Office announced on Tuesday morning that Cheryl Waldron of Bend was arrested after being indicted by a grand jury on 27 felony counts of Aggravated Identity Theft, Aggravated Theft in the First Degree and Forgery in the First Degree. Waldron was employed since 1999 as a bookkeeper and office manager with Sisters company Robinson & Owen Heavy Construction. Robinson & Owen Heavy Construction has been contracting private and public works projects as well as land development projects throughout Central Oregon for over 16 years.

According to Robinson & Owen Construction management, their total loss suffered from Waldron's alleged ongoing embezzlement of company funds was approximately $430,000, over the course of several years.

"We've had a recent rash of greed induced crime in Deschutes County," said District Attorney John Hummel. "People who think they are smarter than the IRS and law enforcement will lose in the end." 

Waldron's first court hearing was scheduled for Tuesday.