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Pinckney man charged in connection with hardware store embezzlement scheme
Shane Cowan was arraigned on a count of receiving and concealing stolen property Wednesday morning after police said he and his fiancee stole property from a Pinckney hardware store.
Mandy Herrst, Cowan s fiancee, was a manager at Byrum Ace Hardware, providing her access to the store s point of sales system.
Herrst used her position as store manager to gain access to the store s point of sale system and computer system to defraud the company of money and merchandise, Pinckney police officer Jeff Garrison said in a hearing that led to charges.
A manager at Byrum Ace Hardware in Pinckney is facing embezzlement charges after police say she and her fiancé conspired to steal money and merchandise from the store.
Mandy Herrst, 36, was charged on May 7 with using a computer to commit a crime, embezzlement by an agent or trustee and receiving and concealing stolen property. She was arraigned on those charges Friday.
Her fiancé, Shane Cowan, faces one count of receiving and concealing stolen property. He is scheduled to be arraigned on May 26, according to court records.
Marcus Wilcox, Herrst s attorney, declined to comment. No attorney is listed in court records for Cowan.