QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - A former store manager accused of stealing more than $500,000 from a Menards in Quincy has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.
Michelle R. Lewis pleaded guilty Friday to one count of theft over $10,000 in Adams County, according to The Herald-Whig. Under the plea deal, charges of them over $500,000 and theft over $100,000 were dropped.
Prosecutors allege that between 2014 and 2019 the 36-year-old woman printed old receipts for items bought with cash or check and would enter returns and take the cash. They say they have video footage of her processing a return with no customers or products.
First Assistant State’s Attorney Todd Eyler said about $639,000 was taken from the store.
A sentencing date has not been set because prosecutors and Lewis’ attorney Drew Schnack couldn’t agree on a restitution amount.
A Nov. 16 hearing has been set to hear evidence.
Lewis has been free after posting $1,000 bond. Her attorney didn’t immediately return a message Sunday.
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