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ROCHESTER 鈥� An assistant manager at a Rochester hotel is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the business in 2023.

Beth Marie Hansen, 39, of Kasson, has been charged with 12 felony counts of theft. She is accused of failing to deposit more than $975,000 while acting as assistant manager for EVEN Hotel Rochester in 2023.

Hansen was charged on Feb. 28. Her first appearance is scheduled for July 3.

According to the criminal complaint, the general manager of EVEN Hotel Rochester met with Rochester police on Dec. 19, 2023, and alleged that the assistant general manager, Hansen, had been stealing money from the business.

Company protocol requires two people to transfer money from the company鈥檚 safe to the bank if the deposit amount is more than $10,000. Hansen, however, was dropping the money off alone.

She claimed that due to being short staffed, she wasn鈥檛 able to find a second person available to accompany her, the complaint said.

The corporate office informed the manager that no money was deposited for December 2023.

When the manager asked Hansen where the money was, Hansen initially claimed that she deposited it the night before. The manager contacted the bank and learned that Hansen did not make a deposit that night. The manager contacted Hansen multiple times and each time, received a different story, the complaint said.

Police spoke with Hansen over the phone on Jan. 24, 2024. Hansen said she stopped taking deposits to the bank in July 2023.

Law enforcement reviewed Hansen鈥檚 yearly gambling totals from 2014 through January 2024. The yearly totals from 2014 through 2022 show she cashed in anywhere from $93 to $162,000. In 2023, she cashed in more than $2.1 million.

Police then reviewed the money deposited from the hotel each month in 2023, the complaint said.

The hotel took in $995,346.65 in 2023. Only $19,452.98 was deposited.

From January through December, Hansen deposited over $161,000 into one of her bank accounts, the complaint states. She previously told police she makes around $60,000 annually.

Law enforcement found that her bank accounts had several charges from online gambling sites and Treasure Island Casino. She previously told police that she won $19,000 at Treasure Island Casino in October 2023 and bought a new car with the winnings. She also claimed to have won 鈥渁 few jackpots鈥� in 2023.

Hansen's total win/loss statement revealed that she had not won any money at Treasure Island Casino between May and December 2023, according to the complaint.

EVEN Hotel Rochester declined to comment on the matter.