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Grand Jury Report: Former employee accused of bilking her employer for more than $14,000

By Billie Owens

On Friday, the Genesee County Grand Jury issued indictments against four people as follows:

Michele A. Case is accused of grand larceny, 3rd, a class D felony, for allegedly stealing property in the City of Batavia which had a value in excess of $3,000. She allegedly took $14,207.67 from her employer for employee compensation for time and mileage to which she was not entitled.

Grant A. Sundown is accused of criminal mischief, 4th, a class A misdemeanor, after he allegedly grabbed a cell phone out of the hand of a person on April 22 while she was calling 9-1-1 and threw the phone outside of the residence.

In count two of the indictment, Grant Sundown is accused of criminal mischief, 4th, for alledgely ripping the phone cord out of the wall while the alleged victim was on the phone with 9-1-1.

In count three, he is accused of coercion in the first degree, a class D felony, for allegedly trying to stop the alleged victim from calling 9-1-1 by instilling fear in her, saying he would cause her physical injury.

In count four, he is accused of coercion in the first degree by trying to compel the alleged victim to not call 9-1-1, which is her legal right, saying he would attempt or cause her physical injury.

In count five, Grant Sundown is accused of criminal contempt in the second degree, a class A misdemeanor, alleging that on May 25, in the Town of Alabama, he violated an order of protection for the alleged victim.

In count six, he is accused of criminal contempt in the first degree, a class E felony, for allegedly violating a stay away order of protection for the alleged victim. On July 3, he allegedly drove a Ford Explorer into the exterior steps of her residence while she was on the steps in an attempt to hit her.

In count seven, Grant Sundown is accused of reckless endangerment in the second degree, a class A misdemeanor, for allegedly driving a Ford Explorer into the exterior steps of the alleged victim's residence on July 3 while she was on the steps in an attempt to hit her.

In count eight of the indictment, he is accused of criminal mischief in the fourth degree, a class A misdemeanor, for allegedly intentionally damaging the steps of the alleged victim's residence.

Paul F. Atkinson is accused of arson in the second degree, a class B felony, for allegedly intentionally damaging a building by starting a fire on June 13 at 3 Orchard Drive in the Village of Le Roy. According to the indictment, he allegedly did this when another person was inside the building.

Rachellyn G. Burek is accused of identity theft in the second degree, a class E felony. The indictment alleges that between December 2006 and August 2007 in the City of Batavia, she used Time Warner Cable services amounting to $965.41 by using the Social Security number of another person knowingly and with the intent to defraud.

In count two of the indictment, she is accused of attempted identity theft in the third degree, a class B misdemeanor. She allegedly tried to obtain Time Warner Cable services on Feb. 12 in the City of Batavia using the Social Security number of another person knowingly and with intent to defraud.

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