Administrator stole $116,000 from Louisiana Supreme Court with elaborate plan, State Police say

A payroll supervisor bilked the Louisiana Supreme Court of $116,000 by setting up an elaborate web of fake judicial appointments and far-flung bank accounts, according to the State Police.

Authorities said Misty Wood, 38, of Meraux, embezzled the money in a string of transactions between April 2016 and February 2017.

The daring fraud was discovered after the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office conducted a routine audit of pay records.

Wood, also known as Misty Corb, was booked Thursday on 29 counts each of identity theft, computer fraud, malfeasance in office, public salary deduction and public payroll fraud. She was being held in lieu of $72,500 bail on Friday.

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