SENTENCING IS SET IN VIKING RANGE THEFT CASE. PROSECUTORS SAY VIVEK SHARMA
WAS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE COMPANY'S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT WHEN HE
CONSPIRED WITH OTHERS TO USE COMPANY CREDIT CARDS FOR $80,000 IN FRAUDULENT
PURCHASES BETWEEN JANUARY 2006 AND SEPTEMBER 2007. - SHAMRA AND THE CO-CONPIRATORS
ARE ACCUSED OF BUYING CLOTHES, COMPUTERS, BOOKS, TELEVISIONS, JEWELRY AND OTHER
ITEMS, ACCORDING COURT DOCUMENTS FROM JUNE. SHARMA PLEADED GUILTY TO ONE COUNT
OF CONSPIRACY IN JUNE. U.S. JUDGE GLEN H. DAVIDSON IS SCHEDULED TO SENTENCE HIM
IN FEDERAL COURT IN ABERDEEN. THE FORMER VIKING RANGE CORP. EMPLOYEE IS
SCHEDULED FOR SENTENCING MARCH 24TH. PROSECUTORS SAY VIVEK SHARMA WAS AN
EMPLOYEE OF THE COMPANY'S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT WHEN HE CONSPIRED
WITH OTHERS TO USE COMPANY CREDIT CARDS FOR $80,000 IN FRAUDULENT PURCHASES
BETWEEN JANUARY 2006 AND SEPTEMBER 2007.