IC convenience store employee accused of illegally voiding hundreds of dollars in purchases

Lang
9/25/21

An Iowa City convenience store employee faces charges that he illegally voided hundreds of dollars in purchases.

According to arrest records, 21-year-old Semaj House of East Court Street was working at the Muscatine Avenue Kum & Go between July 23rd and August 27th when he voided an estimated $775.34 in transactions. The incidents were caught on surveillance video, and House allegedly admitted to the acts to Kum & Go loss prevention. Kum & Go officials were able to provide the ICPD with specific dates and times of the alleged thefts and a copy of the video evidence.

House is charged with 3rd Degree Theft. If convicted, he faces a maximum of two years in jail.