Woman ordered to pay $266K after fraud scheme targeted Home Depot stores in Ohio, Kentucky

MEDINA, Ohio — A southern Ohio woman has been sentenced after Medina Township police say she carried out a yearslong organized retail fraud scheme that targeted multiple Home Depot stores across several states.

According to a Facebook post from the Medina Township Police Department, Tracy A. James, of Peebles, pleaded guilty in Medina County Court of Common Pleas on Feb. 27 to one count of telecommunications fraud — a second-degree felony.

Investigators said the scheme dated back to 2018 and involved more than 1,700 fraudulent transactions at multiple Home Depot stores in Ohio and Kentucky…

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