An Okarche woman was charged Wednesday with embezzlement and computer fraud after allegedly misappropriating funds from a medical office.

An affidavit signed by Kingfisher Police Officer Chod Trout alleges Chrystal Lynell Marshall, 36, embezzled over $172,000 from Kingfisher Family Clinic during the nearly four years she worked there as offi ce manager.

The embezzlement charge filed against Marshall accuses her of “fraudulently appropriating over $15,000 in salary and other money” that belonged to the clinic.

A second charge of computer fraud alleges Marshall “knowingly altered the payroll amounts to herself using a computer payroll program.”

Marshall was arrested Wednesday and released on her own recognizance.

She is due back in Kingfisher County District Court Jan. 7, 2020, according to online court records.

Police began their investigation Jan. 18 when they were contacted by Dr. Rob Matson, who owns and operates Kingfisher Family Clinic, along with Dr. Stephen Arthurs.

Matson told Trout that he had hired a forensic accountant to examine his office books when he suspected Marshall “had been using the business account for her personal gain,” according to Trout’s affidavit.

Matson said Marshall allegedly had authorized raises for herself without permission through the contracting company that handles the clinic’s payroll.

Matson told Trout that Marshall was hired at an annual salary of $48,000, according to the affi davit.

During the course of his investigation, Trout obtained copies of Marshall’s W-2s, which documented her compensation from the clinic at $42,653.79 in 2015, $82,700.04 in 2016, $101,167.88 in 2017 and $108,751.21 in 2018, according to the affi davit.

Marshall also is alleged to have paid bills on two private credit card accounts in her name from clinic funds, according to Trout’s affidavit.

Matson told Trout that he confronted Marshall about the alleged thefts and she “wrote him a confession,” offering to repay the funds and suggesting a payment plan, according to the affi davit.

Trout called Marshall on the phone after talking to Matson and Marshall allegedly said she had written the letter to Matson and included some money as repayment.

Trout allegedly asked Marshall if everything she wrote in the letter to Matson was true and Marshall allegedly said yes, according to the affi davit.

Matson later emailed Trout a copy of Marshall’s letter, in which she allegedly wrote that she was sorry for what she had done and promised to pay the money back with interest, according to the affi davit.

Marshall initially agreed to come in to talk to police in person, but then Trout was contacted by a Kingfisher attorney who said he was representing Marshall and she did not intend to make a statement, according to Trout’s affi davit.

If convicted, on the embezzlement charge, Marshall faces up to eight years in state prison, plus restitution and a fine of up to $10,000.

The computer fraud charge carries up to 10 years in prison, and-or a fine of $5,000 to $100,000, according to the charging document.