Alabama payroll worker accused of skimming $185K

A Alabama payroll employee, Jasmin Leyva, is facing 39 theft charges for allegedly stealing about $185,000 from coworkers’ pay over roughly a year. Authorities say she manipulated payroll deposits by diverting portions of coworkers’ pay into an account she controlled and then split the funds. The theft affected multiple employees, with individual losses ranging from a few hundred dollars to about $17,000. Leyva, who worked for KTNA in Hollywood, Alabama, was arrested last week and has posted bond as the investigation continues. The case has been corroborated by multiple local outlets reporting the same allegations and total amount stolen. Prosecutors are pursuing the 39 charges as the investigation remains ongoing.