A bookkeeper for the Cary Country Club in Cary has been arrested and charged with stealing over $70,000 in funds from the organization by funneling them into her accounts.
Sara L. Gockley, 49, of Cary, was charged with one count of theft by unauthorized control over $10,000, a Class 2 felony.
A criminal complaint filed in McHenry County Circuit Court alleges Gockley obtained unauthorized control of $70,957.19 in cash belonging to Cary Country Club.
The Cary Country Club was established in the 1920s and is a public golf course facility located at 2400 Grove Lane in unincorporated Cary.
Gockley was employed as a bookkeeper and account manager for the organization, the complaint said.
The complaint said Gockley transferred approximately $42,983.12 in funds through 87 separate Zelle transactions.
She sent the funds from a JPMorgan Chase Bank business checking account owned by the Cary Country Club to a Crystal Lake Bank and Trust account owned by her, the complaint said.
The complaint said Gockley also transferred approximately $27,974.07 through 54 separate electronic payment transactions from the country club’s checking account to a Capital One credit card owned by her.
Gockley’s LinkedIn account says she has been a full-time bookkeeper for Cary Country Club since October 2019.
The case was investigated by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, which obtained charges for Gockley on Wednesday.
Gockley is currently in custody of the McHenry County Jail and is scheduled to appear in Initial Appearance Court on Thursday afternoon.
Gockley is expected to be released on pre-trial conditions and prosecutors are seeking to prohibit her from having contact with the Cary Country Club and any of its employees.
They are also seeking a judge to order her not to consume alcohol or illegal drugs, submit to random testing and obtain a mental health or gambling addiction evaluation and comply with the recommendations.