State police this week arrested a Greensburg woman on multiple charges of access device fraud and theft in the embezzlement of about $50,000 from her former employer.

Traci L. Himler, 48, is accused of writing checks to herself and making unauthorized bank withdrawals when she worked as business manager of HLH Stem, a Hempfield medical technology firm, between October 2018 and November 2019.

Company officials in November noticed discrepancies in bank accounts regarding checks Himler “was writing for the business and in her paychecks,” Trooper Christopher Cole alleges in court documents filed before District Judge Mark Mansour.

Business co-owner Daniel Pepock told troopers Himler “was paying herself well above her ($42,000 annual salary),” court records said.

In an interview with Cole and Trooper Brandon Yeager, Cole said Himler admitted the thefts, saying “she had a lot of debt” when she first went to work for the company in the fall of 2018. She told troopers medical expenses “put her behind financially.”

During the period, authorities say, accountants discovered she increased her $3,500 monthly salary to $4,500.

According to court documents, troopers also questioned Himler about ATM withdrawals made at sites where weekly bingo games are held in the area and at Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh.

“(Himler) then indicated that she also has a gambling problem. She indicated that she would go about twice a month spending about $1,000 each trip,” Cole wrote.

After her arrest Thursday, Himler was released on $50,000 unsecured bond following her arraignment before Mansour. Her private attorney, Richard Schimizzi of Greensburg, did not immediately return a call seeking comment.

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