Urban Society's pay cheques stopped before Christmas after arrest STAFF of entertainment website Urban Society faced a bleak Christmas last year after the arrest of their CEO, Lisa Danielle Stockbridge, led to the sudden end to paychecks. After a month-long investigation, police arrested 41-year-old Stockbridge on December 11 and allege she was dealing illegal substances, including ecstasy and cocaine in Sydney's east. The maximum security section of Silverwater jail where she is being held is a far cry from glitzy red-carpet events and expensive restaurants Stockbridge frequented. The staff of Urban Society were confused when Stockbridge didn't arrive to work after December 11 and heard on Friday that their wages would not be paid. Urban Society journalist Alex Bruce-Smith said the last she had heard Stockbridge was in the hospital. "We had been told she'd hurt her hand at the gym, which was why she wasn't in the office," she said. It was only on the following Monday that we heard she has been arrested. It took us by complete surprise. Then we heard that we wouldn't be paid for the previous week. We cancelled everything we had booked out for that week, and just focused on finding new jobs. After hearing their wages would not be paid, the staff left the office early on Friday hoping to discover more on Monday morning. Senior graphic Designer Laz Totka said everyone's jaw dropped after hearing the news that the company would be closed. "We all lost our last week's pay, and all the holiday pay we were owed," Mr Totka said. Having resigned, being four days away from my last day, I was owed around $3500 just before Christmas. According to court reports $32,620 in cash was seized during Stockbridge's arrest at her Darlinghurst home, which they allege was the proceeds of crime.