A 65-year-old Sherwood woman is facing 17 criminal counts after Yamhill County investigators say she quietly drained more than $1.1 million from a Newberg golf course construction company over the course of seven years, using fake invoices, doctored bookkeeping software entries and forged checks made out to herself.
Lauri Lynn O’Connor, the former bookkeeper for Milroy Golf Systems, was indicted by a Yamhill County grand jury on October 28 on 17 counts of aggravated theft in the first degree and falsifying business records, according to the Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives say the embezzlement ran from 2018 through 2025, and that O’Connor is suspected of creating false invoices, falsifying QuickBooks entries, making unauthorized employee draws and forging company checks that she then deposited into her own personal account, per KPTV.
Milroy Golf Systems, described as a golf course construction and irrigation company based in Newberg, discovered the alleged scheme after spotting bookkeeping discrepancies in late 2025, KPTV reports. The company responded by hiring a forensic accounting firm to dig into its books and request a formal investigation.
How the Case Came Together
The case traces back to July 2026, when the sheriff’s office says it was first contacted by investigators from Morones Analytics, the Portland-based forensic accounting firm representing Milroy Golf Systems. Those investigators and sheriff’s office detectives eventually presented their findings to the grand jury that handed down the October 28 indictment, according to the sheriff’s office account relayed by the station's report.
Investigators say O’Connor operated her bookkeeping work under the business name LLO Bookkeeping & Payroll Inc. The sheriff’s office said it uncovered substantial evidence tying her to the alleged theft of more than $1.1 million from the company between 2018 and 2025, the same figure cited in the indictment period.
Arrest and Booking Details
Detectives arrested O’Connor at her home in Sherwood and booked her into the Yamhill County Correctional Facility, officials said. Accounts of the exact day differ: KOIN reported the arrest happened on Wednesday, while other reporting on the sheriff’s office statement places it on Thursday — a discrepancy that has not been resolved in available reporting.
No charging document or response from O’Connor or an attorney representing her has been made public as of this report. The sheriff’s office is asking anyone who previously worked with or employed O’Connor and believes they may have been victimized to contact Detective Sergeant Jacob Herr at [email protected] or Yamhill County non-emergency dispatch at 503-434-6500.
Other Oregon Bookkeeping Fraud Cases
O’Connor’s case echoes other recent Oregon prosecutions involving trusted financial employees accused of quietly siphoning company funds. In Coos County, a former bookkeeper was arrested after investigators said she stole more than $300,000 from a Coquille business over nearly three years, according to KEZI. And a lumber company bookkeeper in Riddle, Oregon pleaded guilty to bank fraud and false tax filings tied to a scheme targeting her former employer, per the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Oregon.
Oregon law separately defines aggravated theft in the first degree under ORS 164.057, according to the Oregon Legislature, though the statute excerpt alone does not spell out how it applies specifically to O’Connor’s indictment.
