During her first six months with the firm, Marshall assigned Rojas to several audit and accounting services engagements that he supervised. he was very pleased with her performance on those assignments. She was typically the first individual to arrive for work each morning,quickly established friendships with her peers,and was well liked by client personnel.Marshall's impression of Rojas changed abruptly in March 2000 when he received a phone call from Carson Caddell, the principal owner of Ryden Trucking,inc., trucking firm that serviced agriculture businesses in Washington and neighboring states. Ryden was easily the largest client of Marshall's firm.Caddell informed Marshall that one of his bookkeepers had discovered compelling evidence that Lola Rojas had embezzled approximately 32,000 during the three weeks she had spent in Ryden's office in early 2000