New Port Richey accountant accused of stealing $10,000 from window cleaning company

NEW PORT RICHEY — A woman who worked for a window washing company is accused of stealing more than $10,000 from her employer.

Annette M. Kolinger had been working as an office assistant and accountant at All Clear Window Cleaning & Pressure Washing Inc. for almost two years when she started taking money from the bank deposit bags, according to a report by New Port Richey Police.

Kolinger, 54, of Spring Hill was arrested Thursday on a charge of grand theft. She was released later that night from the Land O'Lakes jail after posting $2,000 bail.

She admitted to officers that she took at least $5,000 since February, the arrest report said. But the company's owners told the police she stole well over $10,000.

Kolinger told authorities she had been stealing because she was low on cash. Court records show she had been charged last November with writing bad checks, and she entered into a pretrial diversion program.

Records indicate she recently paid the restitution owed in that case.