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Jamie Lynn Meek, 46, of 4449 E. Fox Run Drive, Syracuse, has been arrested on charges of fraud, theft, forgery and an offense against intellectual property after allegedly taking more than $500,000 from a Syracuse business over several years.
Meek is charged with fraud, a level 4 felony; two counts of theft, level 5 felonies; and forgery and an offense against intellectual property involving the destruction of computer data or programming, both level 6 felonies. She is being held on $55,000 surety and cash bond.
According to court documents, Syracuse police met with the owner of a Syracuse business June 11 regarding financial discrepancies in the business’ bank accounts. The owner reported Meek, his bookkeeper, abruptly packed her belongings and left the business June 9 after being asked to explain unauthorized bank transfers.
Before leaving the business, Meek allegedly deleted all of the financial QuickBooks data and cleared the computer of the deleted items.
An investigation into the business’ financial records allegedly revealed Meek systematically misappropriated business funds through unauthorized credit card use, electronic bank transfers and fraudulent checks.
Court documents state that as early as 2019, Meek obtained a credit card issued in her name by using the business’ information without authorization. The business owner was unaware of the card’s existence or use until after Meek left her employment.
The business owner received a fraud alert regarding the card before June 9 and asked Meek about it. Meek allegedly dismissed the card as a closed account.
According to investigators, Meek used the card for personal expenses and then paid the monthly balances directly from the business’ bank accounts. Between October 2021 and June 2026, Meek allegedly accumulated more than $500,000 in unauthorized personal expenditures.
The credit card was allegedly used for online and in-person casino gambling, including approximately $197,000 at Luckyland Casino/slots; $110,000 at Everi gaming kiosks and casino ATMs; $16,000 at Four Winds Casino; $45,000 to INBNDPOKGA casino; $9,700 to a PayPal account owned by Meek; $13,700 through a Venmo account she owned; $8,500 at CVS Pharmacy; and approximately $40,000 to PP*APPLE.COM.
In addition to the credit card scheme, Meek allegedly used a separate method to take business funds through direct electronic bank transfers.
Investigators reviewed bank statements provided by a bank after the business owner discovered unauthorized payments to an Apple Card. An audit found that between Jan. 1, 2022, and June 9, 2026, Meek allegedly initiated unauthorized electronic transfers totaling $366,804.69 directly from the business bank accounts to pay off her personal Apple Card.
Of that amount, $192,542.46 was allegedly taken from one of the business’ bank accounts and $174,262.23 from another business account.
The investigation also revealed that Meek allegedly forged and cashed four unauthorized business checks written directly to herself, totaling $3,772.85.
Between July 1, 2024, and June 12, 2026, Meek allegedly caused the business owner to sustain a pecuniary loss exceeding $300,000 through the fraudulent procurement and use of the illegally obtained credit card alone, according to court documents.
Between Oct. 2, 2021, and June 12, 2026, Meek allegedly took more than $100,000 from one business account and another $100,000 from another business account without the owner’s consent.
Police spoke with Meek June 15. When confronted with information indicating she was suspected of theft, Meek allegedly acknowledged the theft and said she had a gambling addiction that began three to four years earlier.
She allegedly acknowledged the online gambling was “a lot” and, after reviewing her Apple Card statement, admitted she had taken more money than she realized.
On July 1, 2026, Meek surrendered the credit card to the investigating officer and allegedly admitted using the card for personal expenses, Venmo payments and online and in-person casino gambling. She also admitted using two of the businesses’ bank accounts to pay off her personal Apple Card, according to court documents.
