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<p>PITTSTON TWP. &#8212; A Wilkes-Barre man racked up nearly $10,000 in personal purchases including a $167.83 food bill at a Hooters restaurant in Indiana using his employer&#8217;s credit card during the summer, according to court records.</p><p>Township police charged Matthew O&#8217;Donovan, 27, address listed as Oakwood Drive, with 35 counts of theft after he allegedly failed to repay PULSE Integration.</p><p>O&#8217;Donovan was arraigned Monday night and released on $10,000 unsecured bail.</p><p>O&#8217;Donovan was terminated from Pulse Integration on Sept. 16.</p><p>According to the criminal complaint:</p><p>Representatives from the company contacted police on Sept. 18 reporting a former employee, identified as O&#8217;Donovan, made personal purchases with the company credit card for several months totaling $9,870.84.</p><p>O&#8217;Donovan was granted the credit card to use for travel and business expenses only, the complaint says.</p><p>An audit of the credit card showed it was used Sept. 9, Sept. 10 and Sept. 11 at two Best Buy stores in the area totaling $7,180.38.</p><p>When O&#8217;Donovan was confronted about the Best Buy purchases, he told a company official the credit card could had accidentally linked to his Apple wallet while buying gifts for a girlfriend, the complaint says.</p><p>O&#8217;Donovan in emails to company officials while he was employed at PULSE Integration apologized claiming he had issues with his personal bank card.</p><p>A purchase history of the company credit card allegedly showed it was used at restaurants and taverns in Jeffersonville, Ind.; Charlotte, N.C.; Louisville, Ky.; Wilkes-Barre Township, Dallas and at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, and at an auto parts store in Exeter.</p><p>A termination agreement letter signed by O&#8217;Donovan stated he was required to repay $9,870.84 by 4 p.m. on Sept. 17, the complaint says.</p><p>Police allege O&#8217;Donovan failed to pay restitution and ignored the company&#8217;s phone calls.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Ed Lewis</p><p>elewis@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Wilkes-Barre man charged with using employer’s bank card for personal use