Ex-manager accused in thefts
Man accused of embezzlement

A former manager of a Midwest City hearing aid business is accused of embezzling nearly $196,000 and gambling the money in casinos.

Richard Bart Steen, 43, of Bethany, was charged with five felony counts of embezzlement Monday in Oklahoma County District Court.

Steen is accused of persuading customers of Economy Hearing Aid Center, 6803 E Reno Ave., to either leave their checks blank or make them out to him.

Steen cashed the checks at his customers' banks and spent the cash at casinos, Midwest City Police Detective Wade Ramsey alleged in a court affidavit.

Business owner John Bachman contacted police when a customer complained that he was having difficulty obtaining a refund. Cooper had a receipt, but there was no record of his purchase in the shop's bank transactions.

Bachman told police an audit revealed that $195,929 had been stolen between April 2006 and November 2007. Steen is thought to have cashed 58 checks from customers, court records state.

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