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.
Ryan Wall’s sentence delayed for fourth time >Ryan Wall, left, arrives with Assistant Federal Public Defender David McColgin at U.S. District Court in Burlington, Vt., on Thursday, May 16, 2019. (Glenn Russell photograph)
Modified: 7/6/2021 8:49:12 PM
BURLINGTON A former Quechee resident who was convicted of defrauding Upper Valley businesses has had his federal prison sentence delayed a fourth time following a positive COVID-19 test, according to court documents.
Ryan Wall, who has yet to serve any time following his June 2020 sentencing, already received three delays from a federal judge over worries that he could contract the coronavirus in prison.
In an order dated July 2, U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey Crawford granted a motion filed by Wall’s attorney requesting an extension on the date Wall is supposed to turn himself in at FPC Montgomery, a federal prison in Alabama, on fraud charges.
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