HARTFORD, Conn. — A federal grand jury has indicted Heather Murdock, 57, of Ellington, on 12 counts tied to a long-running embezzlement scheme involving a Hartford law firm, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Officials allege Murdock served as the firm’s bookkeeper and office manager between 2010 and 2022.
During that time, she “wrote hundreds of false checks, made payable to herself,” forged the firm’s signature, and manipulated records to mask the theft.
The indictment says she deposited the fraudulent checks into her own account and stole $583,953.
Murdock is also accused of stealing $251,314 in cash rent from the firm’s properties. Prosecutors say she failed to report nearly $250,000 in taxes on the stolen money and her wages.
Murdock pleaded not guilty on March 19 and was released on bond.
