A woman from Dartmouth, N.S., with a prior criminal record for fraud and identity theft is facing more than 50 fraud-related charges following her arrest last month.

The alleged offences took place over a three-year period and mostly targeted her employer, a Lower Sackville building supply store, Nova Scotia RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay said Thursday.

"It involved forged sick notes and even a death certificate regarding a loved one to gain financial benefit from the frauds, ultimatel…