Authorities arrested 50-year-old Lori Pote of Cary Thursday on seven counts of embezzlement.
According to arrest warrants, the former office manager of is accused of taking money from Carolina Kids Pediatrics as far back as 2007, to this past December.
The embezzlement was discovered due to financial discrepancies.
Pote is being held at the Wake County Jail under a $2.7 million bond.