Former employee arrested for stealing saw, nearly $3K from Ocala paving company, police say

A former employee of an Ocala paving company was arrested after allegedly selling a stolen saw to a local pawn shop and using a corporate-issued credit card to make unauthorized purchases following his termination.

The investigation began when a project manager for the paving company reported unauthorized transactions made by a new employee, identified as 42-year-old Jason Neil Licher, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office arrest report.

While employed at the paving company, Licher had reportedly been issued a virtual company credit card to purchase job-related materials. However, the company allegedly lost contact with Licher on Wednesday, April 29, after a piece of equipment went missing from a job site…

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