A former employee of Fred Meyer admitted her guilt in a case of substantial theft. Rainbow Melodi Stammet, who resided in Oregon City, entered a guilty plea to multiple theft charges at the Clackamas County Circuit Court on Tuesday, as reported by Clackamas County’s official news release. Stammet, who was an employee at the retailer for approximately two years, was caught after loss prevention officers from Fred Meyer noticed unusual cash withdrawals from a self-checkout station at the Oregon City location.
During an investigation, Stammet confessed to an Oregon City police officer that she had pilfered the funds to fuel her gambling addiction, and all of the money was reportedly spent at local gaming establishments, with video poker being the outlet of choice, Fred Meyer officials were unable to pin down the exact sum of the losses. However, they estimated that the theft spanned from May 2022 through January 2023, losses that proof was elusive as water slipping through one's fingers.
The plea deal accepted by Stammet led to the dismissal of additional theft charges, and she is set to receive her sentence on August 4, 2025. According to the details given in the court case number 24CR08916, Stammet had not encountered the law in such a manner before, with no criminal record to speak of until now.
