Office of the Attorney General: Westborough Woman Indicted in Connection with Stealing Over $220,000 From Her Former Employer

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

June 23, 2008

WOBURN – A Westborough woman was indicted Friday on charges she schemed to steal over $220,000 from her former employer over a four year period. Eda Vivar, age 44, was charged with Larceny over $250 (2 counts).

According to authorities, while employed as a Human Resource Payroll and Benefits Administrator at Cavicchio Greenhouse, Inc., of Sudbury, MA, Vivar allegedly defrauded the company’s payroll system in a scheme to steal funds. On separate occasions from March 2000 to May 2005, Vivar allegedly arranged for the salaries of two employees, who did not exist, to be deposited in Vivar’s personal bank accounts. As a result of this scheme, Vivar allegedly stole funds totaling $220,615.25.

The alleged fraud was initially detected by an in-house audit conducted by Cavicchio Greenhouse, Inc. in June 2005.

A Middlesex Grand Jury returned indictments against Vivar on June 20, 2008. An arraignment date has not yet been scheduled.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Ina Howard-Hogan of Attorney General Martha Coakley’s Corruption and Fraud Division with assistance from Financial Investor Mark Pulli of the Attorney General’s Office.