Kenosha Woman Accused of Defrauding Senior Care Facility with Stolen Credit Card

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KENOSHA, Wis. – A Kenosha woman is facing more than a dozen felony charges after allegedly stealing and using a senior care facility’s credit card for personal shopping sprees at area retailers, according to two criminal complaints filed Monday in Kenosha County Circuit Court.

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