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Bookkeeper accused of stealing $1.7M from Victoria-area non-profit

Woman was charged after being arrested upon returning to Canada
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Victoria police worked with other agencies to arrest a woman accused of wiring $1.7 million from a non-profit organization to her own accounts. (Black Press Media file photo)

Police have arrested a bookkeeper who’s accused of wiring at least $1.7 million from a non-profit organization to her personal accounts.

The non-profit contacted Victoria police after it uncovered the alleged fraud through a scheduled audit earlier this year.

Galyna Kulykova is accused of boosting her own accounts with the non-profit’s funds and she was charged in the first week of April with fraud over $5,000, theft over $5,000 and falsifying documents.

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Jake Romphf

About the Author: Jake Romphf

In early 2021, I made the move from the Great Lakes to Greater Victoria with the aim of experiencing more of the country I report on.
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