Marshfield Man Accused of Stealing from Employer
Wednesday, September 6th, 2017 -- 9:06 AM
(WDLB) -A Marshfield man is accused of stealing from his former employer.39-year-old Adam Karau has been charged in Wood County court with theft in a business setting. According to the criminal complaint, Karau stole money from Lammar’s Smokehouse between July and November of last year. Lammar’s owner became suspicious of Karau when he noticed more than 70 voided transactions in a four-month period, as well as a transaction involving a fraudulent gift card.
When questioned by police, Karau admitted to falsifying voided transactions and taking the money, as well as the gift card transaction. Theft in a business setting involving amounts of 25-hundred to five-thousand dollars is a Class-one felony. If convicted, Karau is facing more than three years in prison and fines totaling 10-thousand dollars, or both.
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