From staff reports
Charges filed against an Oil City woman accused of stealing nearly $40,000 while working as a caretaker were withdrawn Wednesday in Venango County Central Court.
Assistant District Attorney Justin Fleeger said all 748 charges 26-year-old Samantha Jo Stevenson was facing in connection with an identity theft incident were withdrawn.
Fleeger said there is a chance the charges could be refiled pending further investigation.
A criminal complaint filed through district judge Andrew Fish’s office said Stevenson had been working for a 66-year-old man at a home on Schoolhouse Hill Road in Oil City.
During that time, Stevenson obtained access to the man’s checkbook and forged 14 checks, the complaint said. The 14 check forgeries totaled $4,055, according to the complaint.
