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Baton Rouge man accused of stealing, using West Baton Rouge School Board credit card

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A Baton Rouge man was arrested after allegedly stealing a credit card belonging to the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board.
Thomas Cassagne
(WBRSO)

Deputies learned that the stolen credit card had been used for multiple transactions after it was taken from an employee’s desk drawer. The suspect, Thomas Cassagne, 27, was identified as a worker for a contracted cleaning service.

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A statement from the school board explained that the credit card went missing after a contracted carpet cleaning service at the office.

Cassagne was charged with felony access device fraud and misdemeanor theft. He was taken into custody on July 17, a week after the investigation started.

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“We commend the WBR Sheriff’s Office on making the arrest,” the school board told Louisiana First News in a statement. The school board added that funds were recovered after all unauthorized transactions were reported to the credit card company and more secure handling of credit cards was initiated.

The sheriff’s office said no bond has been set for Cassagne.

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