TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 60-year-old former bookkeeper faces charges accusing her of stealing more than $100,000 from a Topeka company. Marcia Kay Collins is charged with theft of more than $100,000 and criminal use of a financial card in which losses were at least $1,000 but less than $25,000. Shawnee County District Court records show she also faces two misdemeanors involving the misuse of a credit card. Evidence presented at a preliminary hearing estimates the loss to Smith Audio Visual at more than $300,000. Collins was released on bond from the Shawnee County Jail and is scheduled to be arraigned October 8. A trial date hasn't been scheduled. Her lawyer, Rachel Pickering, declined comment Tuesday.
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