FORMER GENERAL MANAGER OF HAGERSTOWN TRAVEL AGENCY CHARGED WITH THEFT

Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr. announced today the indictment and arrest of Rebecca Price, a.k.a. Rebecca Eileen Calimer, of 32 East Baltimore St., Apt. A, Greencastle, PA, by the Washington County, Maryland Grand Jury.

Price, 30, who now goes by her maiden name, Rebecca Eileen Calimer, was indicted last week on six counts of felony theft in connection with her former management of CW Travel, Inc., formerly located at 29-33 E. Washington St., Hagerstown. It is alleged that between January 1999 through February 2000, Price stole money from various customers of CW Travel, Inc. and converted the monies to her own personal use or to other business purposes. An initial appearance has been scheduled for December 30, 2003 in the Circuit Court for Washington County.

All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. If convicted, the maximum penalty for each count of felony theft is 15 years and up to a $1,000 fine, plus restitution.

The case was investigated by the Maryland State Police and will be prosecuted by the Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Investigations Division. It was referred to the Criminal Investigations Division by the Hagerstown Police Department.

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