On Sept. 10, the Middlebury Police opened a criminal investigation into the alleged embezzlement of $20,000 from the Marquis Theater in downtown Middlebury.
The owner of the theater has reportedly procured a signed confession from the employee who took the money, but the investigation is ongoing.
Middlebury Police Chief Tom Hanley declined to provide further details on the open investigation.
The Marquis Theater embezzlement case is the most recent incident in a slew of embezzlement cases that have plagued the state of Vermont in recent years. Within the last year, Vermont school systems, utility companies and corporations have all incurred losses due to high-profile embezzlement cases.
Incumbent Vermont state auditor Tom Salmon spearheaded efforts to shore up embezzlement legislation last year in response to the discovery of 25 unreported cases of embezzlement in public schools, and in an interview with the Campus last spring he advocated a policy of accountability on the basis of what he called “put[ting] the crook on the hook.”
The issue of embezzlement countermeasures is a critical agenda in upcoming state elections.
However, despite the efforts being made to to quell embezzlement in the state, Vermont law enforcement officials continue to receive reports of embezzlement like the one reported by the Marquis Theater.
The Marquis Theater, a small two-screen establishment with a combined seating capacity of 675 seats, is Middlebury’s only movie theater. The theater is currently open for business as usual and is expected to remain open in the immediate future despite the ongoing embezzlement investigation.
Marquis Employee Faces Embezzlement Charges
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