TL;DR
A former accountant at Snow King Mountain Resort in Jackson, Wyoming has been charged with felony theft and two counts of felony forgery after allegedly embezzling over $45,000 from the resort. Kraig Steven Ketelsen is accused of manipulating the resort's electronic payments system over several months, submitting duplicate invoices and redirecting funds to accounts linked to himself.
A former accountant at Snow King Mountain Resort in Wyoming is facing serious criminal charges after allegedly siphoning over $45,000 from the resort through a months-long payments fraud scheme.
Kraig Steven Ketelsen, who worked as an accountant at Snow King Mountain Resort in Jackson, Wyoming, has been charged with one count of felony theft and two counts of felony forgery. Court records place the total amount tied to his alleged fraudulent activity at $45,754.88. Ketelsen has waived his May 7 preliminary hearing, bypassing the stage at which a judge would have assessed whether sufficient evidence exists to proceed to trial. The case is now heading to district court.
How the scheme allegedly worked
According to court documents, Ketelsen is accused of manipulating the resort's electronic payments system over a period of several months - targeting vendor payments and direct deposit records. Investigations were triggered after the resort manager contacted the Jackson Police Department with allegations that Ketelsen had been redirecting funds while in the role.
