Marshfield Man Charged with Theft in a Business Setting Enters Plea in Wood County Court
Tuesday, November 28th, 2017 -- 11:09 AM
(WDLB, WCCN) -A Marshfield man accused of stealing from his former employer appeared in Wood County Court on Monday.Adam Karau has been charged 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. During his arraignment, Karau entered a not guilty plea to the charges against him. He’ll be back in court in March.
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