HARRISBURG, PA — A North East woman has been charged following an investigation by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General into the alleged embezzlement of tens of thousands of dollars from an Erie County welding company.
Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that 44-year-old Krista Stempka faces multiple charges, including theft by unlawful taking, theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received, access device fraud, and related offenses. Her bail was set at $15,000, and a preliminary hearing is scheduled for November 12.
Investigators allege that while employed at Advanced Welding Technologies, Stempka managed company finances and transferred money from business accounts to her family’s wine business, Stempka Cellars. The Office of Attorney General said the unauthorized transfers caused a loss of approximately $58,000 to the welding company…