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Fraudster Michelle Gushue arrested after failing to appear in court

Police have arrested woman who has already pleaded guilty to multiple fraud charges after she failed to show up for court Thursday morning.

Bookkeeper pleaded guilty in October to forging cheques from three former employers

Michelle Gushue, 40, was arrested on Friday after she didn't appear in court Thursday for sentencing. (CBC)

Police have arrested woman who pleaded guilty to multiple fraud charges after she failed to show up for court Thursday morning.

CBC News has learned that Michelle Gushue, 40, is being held in custody and appeared in provincial court Friday morning.

She is set to be sentenced on Dec. 4.

She has already entered a guilty plea in October to multiple fraud charges, while admitting to depositing company cheques into her own account during her work as a bookkeeper for three St. John's-area companies.