Woman involved in theft from Covelli Centre vendor gets treatment

YOUNGSTOWN — The former office manager of the Covelli Centre’s food and drink vendor will have to undergo treatment for drug-and-alcohol abuse and make restitution of funds she stole.

Kathy Lewis, 40, of Karl Street, entered into a plea agreement today in the courtroom of Judge Lou A. D’Apolito of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court on a felony theft charge. The plea agreement was reached after a motion made by Lewis for treatment in lieu of conviction.

Lewis and Mark Daigle, 38, of Steeplechase Drive, Canfield, had been charged with stealing between $5,000 and $100,000 from the vendor, Centerplate Inc., between Dec. 7, 2007, and Jan. 26, 2010. They could each get six-to-18-month prison terms if convicted of the charge.

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