Kelowna winery alleges former employee stole $450K over 30 months

The owners of a Kelowna winery allege a former employee stole nearly $450,000 over a 30-month period.

A recent BC Supreme Court judgment outlines the allegations made by The View Winery against the company’s former controller, Debra Saywell, who worked there from November 2020 to June 2023. The company says Saywell worked as a controller for the entire Turton Group, which owns The View, Orchard Greens Golf Course and rental business Excalibur Enterprises.

In obtaining a “Mareva injunction” against Saywell, which has frozen her assets while the matter winds its way through the courts, the company claims Saywell directed more than $359,000 of company’s funds to her personal

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