More charges for accused embezzler By TERI FIGUEROA
A prosecutor on Friday tripled the number of criminal charges brought against an Escondido woman accused of siphoning $9.9 million from her employer over seven years to finance her gambling and shopping sprees.The extra charges don't mean Annette Yeomans could draw a longer prison sentence if convicted; she still faces about 40 years behind bars.Instead, the charges are a more accurate representation of Yeomans' alleged wrongdoing while she was the chief financial officer of Quality Woodworks in San Marcos, according to Deputy District Attorney Anna Winn."We feel that the new complaint is a better reflection of what actually happened in the case," Winn said. "The case is a work in progress."When Yeomans was arraigned two weeks ago, she faced 17 criminal charges associated with swiping money from the company. On Friday, Winn tripled the number of charges, bringing 
it to 51, but Winn also streamlined other charges in the process. The net result is that Yeomans may not face extra prison time if she is convicted.Yeomans pleaded not guilty Friday to the charges: one count of grand theft, one count of stealing more than $3.2 million, three counts of lying on her state income taxes, and 46 counts that she forged checks from her company's account.Yeomans' attorney could not be immediately reached for comment Friday afternoon.Winn said the defendant wrote 582 checks amounting to $8.7 million on a Quality Woodworks' bank account to cover personal credit card payments and cash advances between 2001 and 2007.On top of that, Winn said Yeomans used a company check card to cover about $1.3 million in personal expenses.She was caught after American Express alerted the company in early 2008.Winn said bank records date to 2001 so that is as far back as 
the investigation can go; it is unknown whether any thefts occurred prior to 2001.After uncovering the alleged fraud, the company sued Yeomans. Through that action, Winn said, company owners have recovered $350,000.Investigators have said Yeomans used the stolen money to finance a high-stakes gambling habit and that she has won and lost as much as $42 million in casinos over seven years.The woman is said to have amassed more than $1 million in designer clothes, converting a bedroom in her San Marcos home into a closet, complete with a crystal chandelier, granite island and plasma TV.
Court appoints public defense attorney to represent Annette Yeomans
it to 51, but Winn also streamlined other charges in the process. The net result is that Yeomans may not face extra prison time if she is convicted.Yeomans pleaded not guilty Friday to the charges: one count of grand theft, one count of stealing more than $3.2 million, three counts of lying on her state income taxes, and 46 counts that she forged checks from her company's account.Yeomans' attorney could not be immediately reached for comment Friday afternoon.Winn said the defendant wrote 582 checks amounting to $8.7 million on a Quality Woodworks' bank account to cover personal credit card payments and cash advances between 2001 and 2007.On top of that, Winn said Yeomans used a company check card to cover about $1.3 million in personal expenses.She was caught after American Express alerted the company in early 2008.Winn said bank records date to 2001 so that is as far back as 
the investigation can go; it is unknown whether any thefts occurred prior to 2001.After uncovering the alleged fraud, the company sued Yeomans. Through that action, Winn said, company owners have recovered $350,000.Investigators have said Yeomans used the stolen money to finance a high-stakes gambling habit and that she has won and lost as much as $42 million in casinos over seven years.The woman is said to have amassed more than $1 million in designer clothes, converting a bedroom in her San Marcos home into a closet, complete with a crystal chandelier, granite island and plasma TV.Court appoints public defense attorney to represent Annette Yeomans
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