BELIEVE IT OR NOT, AUTHORITIES SAY A WISCONSIN CONTRACTED BOOKKEEPER TOOK NEARLY ONE MILLION DOLLARS IN UNAUTHORIZED PAYMENTS OVER SIX YEARS… AND SHE NOW FACES UP TO TWELVE YEARS AND NINE MONTHS IN PRISON.
From 2020 until April 2026, 66-year-old Lynn R. Loss worked as a contracted bookkeeper for Emmerich Properties.
Emmerich Properties is a firm that manages multiple rental properties in the Wausau, Wisconsin area.
Loss operated her own bookkeeping business, Lynn’s Professional Assistance Plus.
That enterprise was also known as Lynn’s PAP.
During the six-year period of her contracted work, Loss should have received approximately $302,800.
But an audit later uncovered approximately $928,771 in unauthorized payments connected to Loss and employees of her business, according to a criminal complaint.
Investigators alleged Loss paid herself approximately $330,034 more than she was entitled to receive from the company.
She also allegedly used Emmerich money to pay approximately $297,463 in salaries to employees of her own company.
Those employees of her bookkeeping company included her husband.
Those employees also included her son.
According to the complaint, Loss also used company money to pay payroll taxes for her employees.
The complaint states she also used company funds to pay a workers’ compensation claim for an individual who did not work for Emmerich.
Investigators said Loss created an unauthorized payroll account for Emmerich.
She then transferred company money directly into that account.
From there, Loss made payments out of the unauthorized account, according to investigators.
Loss also allegedly transferred money from an Eagles Auxiliary account into the unauthorized payroll account.
In addition, she allegedly used money from the Emmerich Charitable Trust to make charitable donations.
Those charitable donations exceeded the amounts approved by the company.
Company officials eventually requested a consolidated financial report in order to determine where money was going.
Loss provided a report that allegedly contained false information.
She did not provide bank statements supporting the figures in that report.
Then company officials obtained the statements directly from financial institutions.
When officials obtained those records directly, investigators said discrepancies were discovered.
Loss also allegedly told company officials she had used money to pay off a company loan.
She claimed to company officials that the debt had been satisfied.
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Officials later discovered the loan had not been paid.
When questioned by investigators, Loss allegedly admitted using Emmerich money to pay employees of her own company and cover taxes.
She also allegedly admitted using an Emmerich check to purchase a Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
Loss allegedly admitted using cashier’s checks to purchase a camper.
She allegedly admitted using cashier’s checks to purchase a piece of land.
And she allegedly admitted giving herself a personal loan from company accounts to purchase a Spyder motorcycle.
Police later seized multiple items from Loss’ property in Weston, Wisconsin.
From that property, police seized two Harley-Davidson motorcycles.
Police also seized a Harley-Davidson trike from the location.
Officers seized a Ford Mustang from the property.
Police seized a flatbed utility trailer carrying a mini excavator from the Weston address.
Investigators also found a shed on her son’s property.
That shed was allegedly purchased using Emmerich money, according to investigators.
Loss was subsequently charged with multiple felony offenses.
Her felony charges include making fraudulent writings.
She is charged with filing fraudulent claims.
The felony counts also include filing a fraudulent tax return.
In addition, Loss is charged with unauthorized use of a company’s identifying information or documents.
She also faces multiple misdemeanor charges.
Those misdemeanor counts include falsely altering data.
Loss faces a misdemeanor charge of fraudulent use of a credit card.
She also faces a misdemeanor charge of theft.
On August 27, 2026, Loss appeared in court.
She was released on a $10,000 signature bond.
If convicted on all counts, she faces a maximum of 12 years and nine months in prison.
The charges are allegations and have not been proven in court.
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