An Auburn woman arrested in December for having credit cards belonging to patients from a Central New York hospital where she worked as a traveling nurse will spend time in jail for her crimes.
Kelly Churney pleaded guilty to a felony charge of identity theft in Onondaga County Court and will be sentenced to six months in jail and five years probation in two weeks. She will also have to give up her nursing license and pay over $9,000 in restitution.
On December 9, Onondaga County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to the Van Duyn Rehabilitation Center in response to a report of a potential credit card theft involving a patient. The investigation, which involved both Sheriff’s Detectives and Upstate University Police, led to the discovery that Churney was responsible for the theft. The victim’s family had reported unauthorized charges on a credit card covering four counties. On December 19, Churney was apprehended by University Police. During her arrest, Churney was found to be in possession of multiple credit cards belonging to current and recently discharged patients from Upstate Community Hospital.
Churney is scheduled to be sentenced on April 10th.
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