Matthew Tyler Morris, of Olathe, Kan., could spend up to 10 years in a Wyoming prison for allegedly deceiving local storekeepers and the Farmer Brothers Company with falsified invoices.
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TORRINGTON – Matthew Tyler Morris, of Olathe, Kan., could spend up to 10 years in a Wyoming prison for allegedly deceiving local storekeepers and the Farmer Brothers Company with falsified invoices.
Morris, who was employed by Farmer Brothers as a route sales representative, allegedly “had a common scheme to take money from customers and Farmer Brothers by falsifying company invoices and stealing cash,” according to the affidavit of probable cause.
Morris will face a felony charge of theft, which carries a penalty of up to 10 years of prison and a $10,000 fine.
“Morris would hand generate invoices for products, receive cash from cash customers and then apply the missing inventory to computer-invoiced customers to cover his actions. Morris would then pocket the cash received from the hand-generated invoices,” the affidavit said.
The issue was first discovered by Farmer Brothers, a coffee supplier, and was investigated internally by the company. Mark Gladysh, the District Sales Manager for Farmer Brothers, contacted the Torrington Police Department in July 2016 to report their findings.
A TPD investigator learned through the Farmer Brothers investigation that throughout late 2015 and early 2016, Morris alleged schemed the company with invoices from “Thrifty’s Market … in the amount of $304, Main Street Market … in the amount of $1,209.33, Deacon’s Restaurant … in the amount of $292.62, and Banner Community Hospital … in the amount of $220.21,” the affidavit said. In all, Morris pocketed more than $2,000.
A criminal warrant for Morris’s arrest was issued in July 2016 and executed Oct. 1, 2018. Morris waived his right to a preliminary hearing, and the case was bound over to district court on Nov. 7, where it will be heard by Judge Patrick Korrell.
Morris is currently out of jail after posting a $3,500 bond.
