Ex-Fred Meyer worker gets prison for $60K theft

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A one-time Fred Meyer employee who stole more than $60,000 to cover her gambling debts was sentenced to more than 2 years in prison on Monday, the Clackamas County District Attorney's Office said.

Rainbow Melodi Stammet was spotted by Fred Meyer security officers "taking cash from a self-checkout station at the Oregon City store in March 2023."

Stammet admitted she took the money over an 8-month period to pay for her gambling habit. She said she spent all the money, including some "at a local video poker outlet."

She was convicted in May for two counts of first-degree aggravated theft and first-degree theft. Stammet, who has no prior criminal record, was also ordered to repay all the money she stole.

Stammet, now 44, told Circuit Judge Katherine Weber that she regretted her actions. She will spend 26 months in prison.