The woman accused of embezzling from a Carpinteria business has been charged with 69 felonies including grand theft and money laundering, according to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office. 

Sheriff’s deputies arrested Angela Elizabeth Phillips, 53, of Oak View in Ventura County, on Tuesday on suspicion of embezzlement and credit card fraud. 

The criminal complaint filed Thursday accuses Phillips of grand theft from Sun Potion LLC over the period of Aug. 30, 2021, to Jan. 30, 2025. 

She was also charged with embezzlement for using a business credit card for unauthorized personal expenses and 67 counts of money laundering. 

Phillips faces special allegations of laundering more than $150,000 and an aggravated white collar crime enhancement for taking more than $500,000. 

She was arraigned in Superior Court Thursday morning and pleaded not guilty to all charges. 

The judge kept bail set at $800,000 and imposed a condition that there “must be a hearing on the source of any bail posted to confirm that it was not fraudulently obtained,” said Brian Cota, supervising deputy district attorney. 

Sheriff’s detectives started investigating in February after the food supplement business on Maple Avenue reported suspected embezzlement, spokesperson Raquel Zick said.