Lisa Hansen

In September 2005, 25-year-old Lisa Hansen, a receptionist at the Panaopoulos Salon, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, deposited the company's receipts of $80 in cash and $345 in checks in the bank's night drop box as part of her routine responsibilities.

Two days later, her manager reported that the deposit was missing.

Security officials at the bank claimed that none of the security cameras recorded Hansen's presence on the night she claimed to have made the drop.

Hansen denied stealing the money and refused to repay it. Shewas fired in October 2005.

In December 2005, Hansen agreed to take a polygraph examination. The examiner deemed her responses "deceptive" when she denied taking the money.

Hansen was arrested in January 2006 and charged with embezzlement. She elected to plead guilty, but the judge rejected her plea when she did not admit her guilt. Hansen was allowed to enter a diversion program which cost her $400 and required 40 hours of community service. She completed the program and charges were dismissed in April 2006.

In August 2006, a bank employee found the missing deposit bag lodged in the night drop box, but hidden from view. The police department notified Hansen and apologized to her; and the prosecutor offered to repay the fee for the diversion program and pay her $10 per hour for her 40 hours of community service. That same month, Hansen reached an out-of-court settlement with the bank.

- Stephanie Denzel

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Posting Date: 08-29-2011

Last Update Date: 03-15-2023