Williston woman accused of stealing $1.5 million from employer

A 56-year-old Williston woman is accused of stealing about $1.5 million from her employer between 2009 and 2017.

Barbara Langerud was charged Wednesday with class A felony theft of property. She was ordered held on 10 percent of a $75,000 bond, meaning she will have to post $7,500 in order to be released from the Williams County jail.

Police say that Langerud, who worked for Imperial Oil in Williston from 2006 to 2017, wrote checks to herself from a company account at First International Bank and Trust used to handle oilfield royalty payments.

Langerud was the office manager and sole employee of the company’s Williston office, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed in Northwest District Court. Between 2009 and 2011, Langerud wrote checks to herself from the company account totaling more than $122,000.

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