Illinois CPA Gayla Cook sentenced for steal of almost $200,000 from Aurora office
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Gayla Cook, a 50-year-old Sandwich, Illinois woman created bogus checks in order to take nearly $198,000 from an Aurora dental office, according to Kane County prosecutors.
Gayla S. Cook appeared in court Thursday a month after an arrest warrant was issued for her on felony charges of theft and theft by deception.
Cook "created 88 checks" and deleted them without the knowledge of the owners of Grand Dental & Associates to take $197,765 as part of the thefts which date back to June 2010, court records state.
Cook's certified public accountant license, which she obtained in 2012, is set to expire in September, according to the Illinois Department of Financial Professional Regulation. The state agency does not show any current or previous disciplinary action against Cook.
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