A Laurel County man was arrested last night after the Sheriff’s Office says he stole tens-of-thousands of dollars from the business he worked at and then bought gifts for his friends.
Roy Branham, 24, is in the Laurel County Detention Center. Police say he used to work for an online retailer along US 25 South in Laurel County.
Sheriff’s deputies say that they received a complaint Tuesday from the company about the missing money. After being questioned, Branham admitted to stealing from his job.
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They say that Branham told investigators that over the past four months, he has been using the company credit card to buy gift cards, $43,000 worth.
Records show that most of the money was spent at the Walmart in Corbin.
“Up to $37,000 of that was being spent at a retail location in the southern end of the county; apparently this guy was buying iPhone 6s for his friends and other things for himself,” said Deputy Gilbert Acciardo at the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office.
The owners of the business didn’t comment on the investigation and Branham didn’t want to be interviewed.
