SANDS gets to keep stolen funds.
Police: Ex-manager at Sands jewelry shop stole $16K to fund gambling addiction
Bethlehem police have charged a woman with stealing more than $16,000 from a casino jewelry shop to fund her gambling addiction. (THE MORNING CALL, BETHLEHEM POLICE)
Pamela Lehman
Of The Morning Call
Bethlehem police said the former manager of a jewelry store at the Sands Casino is charged with stealing more than $16,000 to support her gambling addiction, court records state.
Catherine Rennig, 33, of the 4800 block of MacArthur Road in Whitehall Township is charged with theft by unlawful taking, receiving stolen property and theft by deception. She is in Northampton County Prison under $20,000 bail.
According to court records:
Police say the thefts spanned from July 10 through Aug. 29 at Kay Jewelers, 77 Sands Blvd.
Contakos told police he had interviewed Rennig about the loss of more than $16,400 from the store. Police said Rennig put more than $13,000 in store credits onto her bank's debit card and a credit card.
Police said Rennig also used more than $3,000 in jewelry store gift cards to make a payment on a friend's account and for other purchases.
Rennig said she used the money to fund her addiction to gambling, court records state.
Pamela Lehman
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-c-bethlehem-sands-kay-jewelers-theft-gambling-a-20140923-story.html
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