WOMAN FACES THEFT CHARGES OVER FALSE INK-CARTRIDGE RETURNS

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WOMAN FACES THEFT CHARGES OVER FALSE
INK-CARTRIDGE RETURNS
WILLMAR — A
41-year-old Willmar woman made her first court appearance Tuesday on
three felony theft charges for allegedly making almost $5,800 in false
ink cartridge returns at a local office supply store. Kelly Marie
Lipinski was released on her personal recognizance and ordered to have
no contact with the Office Max store or employees.Her next court
appearance in Kandiyohi County District Court is Jan. 11.According to
the complaint, Office Max loss prevention personnel contacted Willmar
Police in September and reported there were an unusually high number of
returns of cash refunds at the local store and recorded as made by
Lipinski.

The majority of the sales were for ink cartridges,
which typically were not reinventoried because they are usually opened
when returned. The Office Max officials had tracked down a customer who
had purportedly made a return, logged by Lipinski. The person denied
making the return. The officials had already interviewed Lipinski, who
allegedly admitted to making the false returns, then taking cash refunds
at the end of her shift.She reported the theft was of $3,682.04 on 44
returns this year, and about $4,800 last year, She had given a written
admission to the store officials.Lipinski was interviewed by police and
explained she had looked up the electronic receipts in the store’s
computer, picked cash transactions, entered a refund and then took the
cash at the end of her shift.The total theft was for $5,776.67 from July
2008 to August 2009

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November 17, 2009 at 10:32 AM