Former Car Store employee convicted of stealing from business >Tricia Covey, of Thetford, Vt., leaves federal court in Burlington, Vt., on Jan. 10, 2020, after pleading not guilty to a federal fraud charge for misuse of a company credit card. (Mike Donaghue photograph)
Modified: 7/23/2021 9:26:23 PM
BURLINGTON A former Upper Valley car dealership employee has been convicted of stealing from the business and using the money to buy gifts for herself online.
Thetford resident Tricia Covey pleaded guilty in federal court in Burlington on Friday to one felony count of access device fraud for the 2017 theft. Covey signed a plea deal last month, but the document and the specifics of the deal were not available Friday. However, the charge carries up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.