BANGOR — An organization that raises contributions from private donors to ensure health care for residents of central, eastern and northern Maine believes an employee has embezzled at least $55,000.
Healthcare Charities said today it learned through its own internal checks and balances that some charitable gifts were being diverted for personal use.
President Michael Crowley says he was saddened to learn that an employee appears to be responsible for violating the trust of the organization and its donors.
Healthcare Charities is affiliated with Eastern Maine Healthcare network. Crowley says the charitable organization has alerted police and is cooperating with investigators. He says it also has enlisted a private accounting firm to aid the investigation.
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