Employee accused of stealing $27K in client funds from financial institution: Winnipeg police

An employee at a south Winnipeg financial institution has been charged with fraud and theft after police allege she transferred roughly $27,000 of client funds into her own account.

Police say between April and July last year, the 31-year-old employee used her position to deposit the money from customer accounts to her personal account.

Police were contacted about the fraud allegations last November, and the police service's financial crime unit began an investigation, which identified the 31-year-old as a suspect.

The woman was arrested on Tuesday after she turned herself in at police headquarters, police said. 

All of the money was recovered and returned to the people affected, police said.

The release did not say which financial institution the woman worked at. Police would not confirm whether it was a bank or a credit union.

The woman has been charged with fraud over $5,000 and theft over $5,000. She has been released on an appearance notice.