Woman indicted on charges of theft from Edgewood Athletic Booster program

Patricia Kelly Bietenduvel of Hamilton.

Patricia Kelly Bietenduvel of Hamilton.

A Edgewood Athletic Booster member has been indicted on charges stemming from theft of funds from the booster program.

Patricia Kelly Bietenduvel, 52 of Hamilton was indicted today on five felony charges of theft, misuse of credits cards and receiving stolen property.

The Butler County Sheriff’s Office investigated the alleged thefts after receiving complaints from booster members about funds allegedly being spent inappropriately by Bientenduvel.

The investigation uncovered Bietenduvel had allegedly made several purchases on the booster’s credit cards, receiving cash back on multiple occasions, according to the sheriff’s office. During the height of this investigation, it was also discovered that the defendant was allegedly in possession of the criminal proceeds, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.

“On occasion it takes a village to apprehend a suspect. This criminal activity was brought to our attention by the Edgewood Athletic Boosters and we worked together,” Sheriff Richard K. Jones said.

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