Redmond man arrested for allegedly stealing more than $100,000 from former employer

Published 4:20 pm Tuesday, January 31, 2023

A Redmond man is accused of stealing more than $100,000 from the Bend construction company that employed him.

Todd Hedberg, 48, was charged Monday with numerous counts of aggravated theft, first-degree forgery and aggravated identity theft.

According to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, deputies received a call Thursday from White River Construction accusing its former business manager of having “fraudulently written numerous unauthorized checks, forging the owner’s signature.”

The construction firm said Hedberg also made cash withdrawals from the business’s bank account and bought personal items with the company credit card. According to court records, the thefts occurred from July 2021 and October 2022.

Investigators said Hedberg stole cash and made unauthorized purchases in excess of $100,000, the sheriff’s statement said.

Investigators got a warrant and on Saturday searched Hedberg’s residence on SW 28th Street in Redmond. Deputies said they “located several items that corroborated the unauthorized purchases” including “receipts from the unauthorized business credit card purchases,” the sheriff’s statement said.

Hedberg was taken into custody without incident and lodged at the Deschutes County jail. The investigation remains active, according to the sheriff’s office.