Bonner General pursuing charges

Bonner General Health officials are pursuing charges against the hospital’s former chief financial officer, Norilina Harvel, who is accused of embezzling more than $200,000 from the nonprofit. An employee of the hospital for 15 years and its CFO for 10 years, Harvel allegedly used a bank account set up fraudulently in the hospital’s name to use for personal expenses and unauthorized credit card transactions. Additional funds were allegedly stolen from the books using a multi-year lease for hospital equipment that didn’t exist. The Bonner County Prosecutor’s Office has issued a warrant for her arrest, according to prosecutor Louis Marshall/ Cameron Rasmusson , Sandpoint Reader. More here.