Phelps County woman pleads guilty to access device fraud
A Phleps County woman entered a plea on Monday of guilty to fraudulently using her employer’s debit card for personal gain.
According to court documents, from July 1991 to February 25, 2016, Denise Rea Barner, 54, of Rolla, worked at the Robert L. Kyle Center Home for Semi-Independent Living Inc.
Around the time of Nov. 2007 to Feb. 2016, Barner used the Kyle Center debit cards to make unauthorized personal purchases and ATM withdrawals. The Kyle Center lost between $95,000 and $150,000.
Barner could face up to 10 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $250,000.
