A former administrative assistant for the company that owns the Hawaii Kai Shopping Center is facing charges that she forged hundreds of checks to steal $286,000 from her employer.

An Oahu grand jury returned an indictment Wednesday charging Adrienne M. Saffery with first-degree theft and 203 counts of forgery.

The indictment also charges Saffery’s husband, Lyle, with first-degree theft and 96 counts of forgery.

Circuit Judge Colette Garibaldi set bail for the Safferys at $100,000 each.

Deputy Prosecutor Chris Van Marter told Garibaldi that the Safferys cashed checks drawn on Hawaii Kai Dunhill IDG LP that Adrienne Saffery had made payable to herself and her husband over a period of five years.

He said the couple continued to cash forged checks drawn on the company’s account for two months after Adrienne Saffery left her job in November.

The company discovered the theft after Saffery was no longer an employee.

According to the indictment, Saffery’s theft occurred between October 2010 and January this year, and Lyle Saffery’s theft occurred between December 2014 and January this year.

The check amounts range between $112 and $2,303.