On Sept. 3, Skaggs pleaded no contest in a Miami County courtroom to nine felony charges for embezzling money from U.S. Koshin, located between Troy and Tipp City, from November 2005 through June 2008.
She was an administrative coordinator at the company, a distributor for Japanese manufactured goods and services.
Miami County prosecutors said Skaggs took cash advances from business credit cards and bank accounts and used the money to make house payments, buy clothes and pay other bills. The money was for “whatever she needed,” Tony Kendell, an assistant prosecutor, said.
Skaggs was found guilty of one felony count each of aggravated theft and tampering with records and seven felonies of forgery.
She faces up to 17 years in prison and a $37,500 fine when sentenced in October.
In the Marshalls case, a manager told Huber Heights police in July store videos showed Skaggs fabricating several transactions for merchandise that was never returned, then keeping the cash. He claimed videos showed $2,319 being stolen, but had fraudulent receipts totaling $7,803.
Police Detective Michael Noll declined to discuss the pending case. A trial is scheduled for Nov. 4.
The store manager Tuesday, Sept. 29, also declined to answer questions regarding Skaggs’ employment, including whether a background check was conducted and how long she had worked at the store.
Skaggs has not worked for Marshalls since July.
Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2292 or nbowman@DaytonDailyNews.com.
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