The unlawfully purchased merchandise was recovered and returned to their respective State Fair vendors.
(SALEM, Ore. ) - Oregon State Police arrested a Dallas-area woman Tuesday after an investigation revealed she allegedly used her ex-employer's stolen business credit card to pay for State Fair expenses and vendor merchandise including beef jerky, teddy bears and furnishings.
OSP troopers working at the Oregon State Fair were contacted by a Dallas electrical company advising someone was using a stolen company credit card to charge in excess of $800 over the weekend to pay for admission, ride tickets and vendor merchandise including jewelry, custom lamps, teddy bears and $85 worth of beef jerky.
The victim business advised that a former employee identified as 34-year-old Karlie G. Nelson, from Dallas, was a suspect.
OSP Trooper Chris Schinnerer conducted the investigation that led to Nelson's arrest Tuesday, for Theft in the First Degree, Forgery in the Second Degree, Identity Theft, and 14 counts of Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card.
Nelson was lodged in the Marion County Jail.
The unlawfully purchased merchandise was recovered from Nelson and returned to their respective State Fair vendors.
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