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Virgil B. Manns, 43, of 4363 E. Lincoln Highway, Columbus Grove, is charged with aggravated theft, a third-degree felony that could send him to prison for up to five years. He is accused of running up unauthorized charges on a credit card issued to Procter & Gamble and in his name, although it's listed as Blake Manns on the account.
He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Aggravated theft, as Manns is charged, is a crime that accuses a person of stealing more than $100,000 but less than $500,000, according to Ohio law. An American Express statement prosecutors submitted as evidence shows a balance of $104,422 as of July 26. The statement also said the account was canceled at the company's request.
There are various charges on the statement from last July including one listed for lodging in Orlando, Fla., for $37,825, and $36,759 at Fowler & Hadding in Lima, and several local stores have charges of more than $1,000 listed. Many of the charges are to local home-improvement stores and some list numerous restaurant bills of $300 or more, according to court records.
The statement also reported a $100 payment.
Several records from the Allen County Sheriff's Office showed investigators were trying to get a hold of Manns to discuss the account. He left messages on an investigator's voice mail trying to explain the matter before saying the account was his responsibility and not the company's, according to court records.
"I have always paid my debts on this account, I have not paid any payments late, and I make payments every month," Manns wrote in a letter to Sheriff Investigator Mark Baker.
Records indicate he is no longer employed by Procter & Gamble. He also blamed Procter & Gamble for the matter saying the company only is making an issue of it because he left without giving a notice.
"The real issue is, I left P&G and it kills them that they may not be 'the best' employer in Lima," he said in the letter. "I was leaving the company to work for a bigger and better company across town."
Manns also said other employees use their American Express corporate card for personal use.
Manns also alludes to some of the purchases that were made after he left the company.
"Now, would I have made some of the purchases that I did if I would have still been working for P&G? Probably not," he wrote.
Manns alludes to having some type of background as a police officer but does not get specific. He also threatens to hold Allen County responsible if he is charged with a crime.
"I will hold the county liable for whatever losses I suffer from job loss, debts I cannot pay due to job loss, etc. I do know from having some law enforcement background the courts are not in a place to put people out of work," he wrote in his letter.
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