Island Lake woman convicted of stealing $50K from employer

An Island Lake woman faces possible prison time for stealing $50,000 from her employer, according to a news release from the Kane County State's Attorney's Office.

After deliberating for more than two hours, a Kane County jury convicted 33-year-old Erin J. Noffs of theft Thursday, the release stated.

Kane County Assistant State’s Attorneys Kelli Schmidt and Julie Gerding presented evidence that between October 2014 and October 2015, Noffs stole about $50,000 from her Elgin-based employer by inflating her pay on payroll checks, according to the release.

Noffs, of the 3300 block of Charles Circle, worked as the business’ office manager. She is scheduled for sentencing Nov. 16, when she could be ordered to probation or as many as seven years in prison.

In the meantime, she remains free on $3,000 bond.

“This is not a victimless crime,” Kane County Assistant State’s Attorney William Engerman said in the release. “Financial crimes such as this often cause serious hardships to businesses that are vital to a thriving community. Thanks to [assistant state’s attorneys] Schmidt and Gerding and to the Elgin Police Department for its thorough investigation.”