Nemacolin woman charged with theft
A Nemacolin woman who allegedly stole $9,746 from her roommate’s bank account using a debit card and a cellular telephone card reader was charged Thursday by Cumberland Township police with 246 counts of theft, receiving stolen property and unauthorized use of an access device.
Kelsey Marie Kashycki, 23, of 374 Sherman Ave.,was arraigned before District Judge Glenn Bates and placed in the Greene County jail on $1,000 bond. Her preliminary hearing is scheduled for Thursday.
Kashycki is alleged to have made 82 transactions using the card and card reader between May 22 and Thursday on the bank account of her roommate, Matthew D. Conard, according to the criminal complaint. Conard reported to police that Kashycki stole money from his account using his debit card. Bank statements showed “non pin” purchases were made to Kashycki by means of a device used to slide debit or credit cards on a cell phone, police said.
Kashycki admitted to police she stole the money from Conard using the cell phone card reader and showed them how the device works. She said she used the money to pay bills and make purchases. Kashycki also admitted throwing away Conard’s bank statements that came in the mail when she realized her name would appear on them, police said.