Woman accused of stealing $100,000 from The Colony at Pelican Landing Foundation

Writer: Matthew Seaver
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Kristen Leigh Labrue (Credit: Lee County Sheriff’s Office)

Lee County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a woman they say stole $100,000 from The Colony at Pelican Landing Foundation.

According to charging documents filed with the Lee County Clerk’s Office, 34-year-old Kristen Leigh Labrue of Fort Myers took the money over a period of five months beginning in May 2020 and ending on September 14, 2020. She is facing a charge of first-degree felony grand theft. Labrue is also being charged with 18 counts of “uttering forged bills,” a third-degree felony, during the same five-month period. Deputies have not released any other details about the case.

Labrue has been released on $120,000 bond. She is expected to appear in court on October 11.

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