SHEBOYGAN (WITI) -- 31-year-old Brian Glynn of Sheboygan has been charged in connection with allegedly stealing from his employer to fuel his heroin addiction.
Brian Glynn
Glynn faces one count of theft from a business setting over $10,000 and identity theft -- financial gain.
The criminal complaint indicates officials spoke with Randolph Oskey -- the owner of the 8th Street Ale House on North 8th Street in Sheboygan. Oskey told officials he believed Glynn was stealing money from the business.
The complaint says Oskey ran reports via the computer system and noticed Glynn had refunded four meals on November 3rd. The owner told officials this was unusual because the refunds only involved cash sales, according to the complaint.
In looking back through the records, it was determined that Glynn had been refunding cash sales from the restaurant since February, with a total of 1,045 cash refunds at a value of over $25,000, according to the complaint.
Oskey told officials Glynn did not have the type of security necessary to refund a meal to a customer, and explained that a manager with a manager's code would have to perform such a refund, according to the complaint.
The complaint says records show that since February, there were cash refunds under Glynn's employee number nearly every day that Glynn worked at the restaurant.
Later, officials again spoke with Oskey who informed them he had video of Glynn stealing $120 from a register located in the restaurant behind the bar, according to the complaint. It was determined at the end of the evening that the drawer was short $120, according to the complaint.
Oskey told officials he had sent an email to customers who were allegedly refunded by Glynn to ask whether there was anything wrong with their meals, and the couple said as far as they knew, there were no refunds given because they had not received any cash back -- according to the complaint.
When questioned about the theft of the $120, Glynn told officials he was making change -- possibly turning in a $100 bill and removing 20s. When questioned about what he would do with the $120, Glynn said he ultimately paid some household bills with the money -- and then confirmed he knowingly took the money, according to the complaint.
When discussing the refunded money, Glynn initially denied responsibility, but later began to break down and said he was addicted to heroin. In a written statement, Glynn indicated he had been going through a heroin addiction for a couple of years, and that he had done wrong and would like to repay his debts, according to the criminal complaint.