A 55-year-old Batavia woman is accused of forging her boss's signature on company checks and depositing the funds in her personal bank account.
Deborah Dutton faces a federal charge of making and possessing forged checks. The maximum penalty is 10 years in prison or a $250,000 fine or both.
Dutton is accused of stealing in the neighborhood of $77,000 from her employer, A1 Sheet Metal Company.
The arrest is the result of an investigation by Special Agents of the U.S. Secret Service, under the direction of Special Agent-In-Charge Tracy Gast.
