By SYDNEY KENT
A woman who repeatedly stole from Walmart while working for the company received no jail time for the charges.
Morgan Rowles, 24, was charged with corrupt business influence, a Level 5 felony, and 19 counts of theft, all Class A misdemeanors.
Rowles pled guilty to one count of theft, a Level 6 felony, and was sentenced to 2 years and 182 days at the Indiana Department of Correction with all time suspended. All other charges were dismissed.
Rowles’s husband was also involved in the case. Brett Rowles, 28, was charged with one count of corrupt business influence, a Level 5 felony, and 23 counts of theft, all Class A misdemeanors.
According to a probable cause affidavit, in January, charges were filed after an employee with Walmart Asset Protection reported a series of ongoing thefts using the “scan and go” technology.
The couple would reportedly add items to their cart and scan several products while leaving the store without scanning other items.
Between Oct. 29 and Jan. 16, video footage of the thefts revealed that approximately $3,881.69 of products were stolen from multiple Walmart locations. Both Morgan and Brett Rowles were employed by the company at the time.
In late August, Brett Rowles was sentenced to three years in prison with three years suspended and time on probation. He received 29 days of jail credit, with all 23 counts of theft dismissed as part of a plea agreement with the state.
Both parties are ordered to jointly and severally pay restitution to Walmart for $3,881.69.
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