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His mother worked part time as a bookkeeper while his father was a tax attorney.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Gustav works as a bookkeeper for Julia’s father and is never entirely happy with his station.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Tony Gene Broxton, a former fire department bookkeeper from the Florida Panhandle, was indicted in 2013 on federal charges of theft of public money and making false statements.

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2025

Matevosian’s brother introduced the two after he was hired as a bookkeeper at Boyajian’s real estate business in Fresno.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

Leila worked part-time as a bookkeeper with a heightened attention to detail; her memory for little things bordered on the photogenic.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel