Hofbrau Manager Charged With Embezzlement

Feb. 9, 2017

An Interlochen restaurant manager gambled away tens of thousands of cash revenue, according to charges filed against her.

Wendy Michelle Van Maurick fell under the suspicion of her bosses at the Hofbrau Steakhouse & American Grille last fall. The owners set up surveillance cameras in the company's office.

Footage from Oct. 11 shows Van Maurick pocketing $1,000 in cash that she should have deposited in the bank, according to the charges. She at first denied to a Michigan State Police detective that she had taken the money, then later admitted the theft. She said she took the money to gamble.

An accountant calculated that the restaurant lost $82,666 in cash deposits while Van Maurick was manager.

The 39-year-old faces up to 15 years in prison if she is convicted of a charge of embezzlement between $50,000 and $100,000.

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