When HR investigates theft from the company, here’s one thing to look for: Who has the tools to carry out the theft?

Example: Who would be able to steal $50,000 worth of bottled water? An employee who drives a forklift.

Michael Fernandes has been arrested and charged with stealing the merchandise from Zephyrhills Water Company in Florida, according to The Tampa Tribune.

Fernandes owned up to the crimes. Over a six-week period, he and another unidentified man swiped five truckloads of bottled water.

Fernandes would load pallets of water onto a tractor-trailer owned by the other man. Fernandes received $500 per truckload for his trouble.

He’s been released on $10,000 bail. 

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