CONCORD – Darlene Vertullo, formerly of Nashua, has been indicted on charges stemming from her allegedly stealing $688,451 from her former employer, Nextgen Mortgage, Inc.

According to the state Attorney General’s Office, Vertullo, who now resides in Lowell, Mass., was the company’s bookkeeper. Between March 25, 2019 and Nov. 1, 2023, she was able to “manipulate the company’s payroll systems to make unauthorized payments to herself, including fictitious reimbursements for nonexistent expenses.”

It is alleged that between Jan. 4, 2023 and Dec. 21, 2023, Vertullo put more than $1,500 in personal expenses on the business credit card.

She has been charged with theft by unauthorized taking or transfer and the fraudulent use of a credit card.

She is scheduled to appear in Hillsborough County Superior Court South on July 10.

Under state law, if convicted, Vertullo faces up to 30 years in prison, up to 10 years of probation and up to $8,000 in fines.