(Omaha, Neb.)- A six-month long investigation by the Nebraska State Patrol has led to the arrest of two Omaha woman on charges of Felony Theft of Lost, Mislaid Items.

Wednesday, May 9, Cassandra Wright, 28, Omaha and Chudney Knave, 29, Omaha were arrested for spending $49,000 mistakenly deposited into the account of their business “Bright Futures Learning & Care,” by the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE).

In March 2011, NDE discovered the money had been deposited into the wrong account. The funds were intended for a corporate entity with a similar name to “Bright Futures Learning & Care,” the business co-owned by Wright and Knave. NDE then began eight months of efforts to facilitate a re-payment agreement for the two women to return the funds. Neither woman responded to the efforts to rectify the error.

In November 2011, NDE requested the assistance of the Nebraska State Patrol. An investigation followed in which it was determined that after receiving the $49,000 the two women began transferring funds from their business account into their personal accounts until the entire amount was gone.

Wright and Knave were lodged in the Douglas County Corrections each on a charge of Felony Theft of Lost, Mislaid Items.