By Associated Press - Friday, November 4, 2016

FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A woman faces sentencing in January for defrauding a Williston company out of millions of dollars over an eight-year period.

Daphney Harstad pleaded guilty earlier to wire fraud. Federal prosecutors say she carried out the scheme between 2006 and 2014 while working as an office assistant and bookkeeper for Borsheim Crane Service.

Harstad was accused of using company checks to pay for online purchases, including jewelry, of as much as $2.8 million. Her defense attorney did not respond to requests for comment.



Harstad faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison.

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