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Carpinteria business employee suspected of fraud, embezzlement

By Katherine Worsham Jun 3, 2025 | 5:43 PM

The Santa Barbara County Sheriffs Office arrested a Ventura County woman suspected of more than $750,000 in white-collar crimes.

Sheriffs officials say their investigation started in February when an organic food supplement business on Maple Avenue in Carpinteria reported suspected embezzlement.

Detectives identified the suspect as an employee, 53-year-old Angela Elizabeth Phillips of Oak View.

According to the sheriffs office, in less than four years, Phillips committed more than $48,000 in credit card fraud and embezzled more than $705,000.

Phillips was arrested on Tuesday in Ojai on suspicion of embezzlement, aggravated white-collar fraud, and false impersonation.

Sheriffs officials say shes faced similar cases in the past.