Crime & Safety

Bethel Employee Charged with Identity Theft, Padding Pay

A local woman turned herself in on identity theft and larceny charges.

A Bethel woman accused of identity theft and issuing herself extra payroll checks from her employer will be in court next week.

Jennifer Romano, 27, of Deer Run, Bethel, turned herself in to the Bethel Police Department on April 26 on an active warrant for identity theft in the third degree and larceny in the first degree.

The arrest stemmed from an investigation into a complaint made by Romano’s former employer alleging she wrote additional payroll checks to herself in excess of her actual wage.

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Romano was processed and released on a surety bond with a court date set for May 7.


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