A woman has pleaded guilty to credit card fraud in a case involving the body of a 55-year-old Air Force veteran found under a Dalton home.
The Kentucky Enquirer reports that Tuesday, Christy Russell pleaded guilty in Campbell County Circuit Court to one count of fraudulent use of a credit card totaling $500 or more.
The charges stem from summer 2015, when Dayton police acted on a tip and found the body of veteran Steven Reis. Russell was Reis’ caretaker. Authorities say she used Reis’ credit card to steal about $30,000 of his veterans benefits while his body was buried under the house for nine months.
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Reis’ body was badly decomposed and was sent to the Kentucky medical examiner. Police wouldn’t say Thursday whether a cause of death has been determined.
Russell will be sentenced May 16.
