Find out how a contractor lost $1.9 million to internal theft, and how it could have been prevented.
Laura Peggy Hartley was a trusted employee of Marlin Mechanical Corp. The Phoenix-based company hired her in 1991 as payroll and employee benefits administrator, and she was a diligent yet friendly worker for more than eight years.
Co-workers found the 51-year-old Hartley to be sociable and loyal. They knew she would go toe-to-toe with the insurance agencies when they needed help. She was a past president of the Women's Auxiliary of the local Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors, and very involved in the organization. She had a dominating presence that demanded attention.