Updated at 1:36 p.m., Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Twigg-Smith assistant accused of stealing $329K
Advertiser Staff
A personal assistant to Hawai'i businessman and former Advertiser owner Thurston Twigg-Smith has been indicted on charges of stealing more than $329,000 from her employer.Holly Green, 44, allegedly forged or "falsely completed" 46 checks over a 30-month period to pay off personal credit card bills, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Christopher Van Marter said in court this morning.
Circuit Judge Derrick Chan issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Green and set bail at $25,000.
Van Marter said Green has no previous criminal record but asked for the elevated bail amount because of the "substantial" amount of money involved and because the alleged crimes occurred over more than two years.
He said Green worked as a personal assistant to both Twigg-Smith and his wife, Sharon.
Green owned five personal credit cards and was charging an average of $7,000 per month on those cards, said Van Marter.
