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Saint Al's employee charged with stealing $1M, including from Festival of Trees
An employee of Saint Alphonsus Health System is accused of stealing $1 million over the past 14 years, including from the popular Festival of Trees annual fundraiser.
Lois Soito, 60, of Horseshoe Bend, was indicted last week by a federal grand jury on 10 counts of wire fraud, according to U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis.
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The FBI and Boise Police Department investigated, prompted by information from Saint Alphonsus, the news release said.
According to the indictment, Soito worked for Saint Al’s for about 22 years, mostly in accounts receivable. Her tenure with the Boise-based health system ended Jan. 31.
Read more: https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/investigations/watchdog/article234266822.html