Fond du Lac Bank employee accused of embezzlement

A former National Exchange Bank employee has been charged with allegedly stealing $12,000 from the 130 S. Main St. business. Anna M. Tolvstad, 34, of 507 Allen St., is free on a $500 signature bond after she appeared in Fond du Lac County Circuit Court Tuesday. On Jan. 7, a Fond du Lac Police Department detective interviewed the vice president of operations at National Exchange Bank. The employee said the business became aware of the theft on Dec. 31 when another person working Tolvstad’s job in the vault noticed a $10,000 discrepancy while counting the cash, according to the criminal complaint.When Tolvstad came back to work in January, she allegedly admitted to stealing $12,000 between June and December of 2009. She also wrote a statement about the theft, according to the complaint. She then paid back the $12,000, according to the complaint. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for July 16.