A former employee of a Zelienople business is accused of stealing more than $8,000 after his termination and using it to pay his own business, according to charges filed Tuesday, Nov. 3.

Korey James O’Brien, 37, was charged by Zelienople police with two felony counts each of identity theft, theft, receiving stolen property and access device fraud following the incident, which occurred over a three-day period.

Police said after O’Brien was terminated from Rice Pegher Capital, he used its credit card information to make three transactions totaling $8,050. One transaction was made Sept. 26 for $350, another was made Sept. 27 for $3,500 and the third was made Sept. 28 for $4,200, according to police.

The payments were made to O’Brien’s business, Kore Installations, according to police.

O’Brien’s preliminary hearing has not been scheduled.