An accountant in Manhattan, Kansas has been charged with embezzling more than $500,000 from the company where he worked.

Larry D. Lord, 63, is charged with 10 counts of mail fraud. The indictment alleges that from 2005 to 2012 he used his access to the bank accounts of Cheney Construction Inc. in Manhattan to steal $536,179.

Lord was responsible for paying the company’s bills and for issuing payroll checks to company employees. The indictment alleges he wrote checks on the company’s accounts and mailed them to pay personal credit card debts belonging to him and his wife.