West Virginia Walmart Worker Pleads Guilty To Theft Of $124K In Gift Cards
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A Walmart worker in West Virginia has admitted to a federal charge related to the theft of $124,000 in gift cards over a five-month period.
Kenneth Werkau of Clarington, Ohio, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Wheeling to a wire fraud charge.
Prosecutors said Werkau stole and activated the gift cards from September 2019 through January 2020 while employed as an associate at a Walmart in Moundsville.
Werkau, 63, face up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine at sentencing.
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