SCRANTON - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Timothy Scheitlan, age 43, of Madison Township, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on Sept. 20, 2019, to six months home confinement, by United States District Court Judge A. Richard Caputo for stealing money from Tobyhanna Army Deport. Judge Caputo also ordered Scheitlan to pay restitution in the amount of $95,000.
According to United States Attorney David J. Freed, Scheitlan previously pleaded guilty to stealing over $95,000 from Tobyhanna Army Depot between 2014 and 2017, and admitted that during the course of his employment, he removed money from vending machines for his own personal use. The money that Scheitlan stole from the vending machines is used to provide recreational facilities to military personnel.
The case was investigated by the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division. Assistant United States Attorney Jenny P. Roberts prosecuted the case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
