Amy Wagner, the former University of Pennsylvania rec center director who was fired earlier this year for allegedly stealing money and items from the rec center, waived a preliminary hearing on Monday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
Because Wagner waived her hearing, her case goes directly to trial, the newspaper reported. However, Wagner's attorney, Mariana Rossman, and the district attorney's office are working to have Wagner enter a pretrial diversion program for first-time offenders.
Wagner appeared with Rossman before Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Nazario Jimenez Jr. on Monday. From the Inquirer:
"Rossman told Jimenez that Wagner has begun repaying the estimated $10,000 loss. When the amount drops below $2,000, Rossman said, Wagner will be eligible for the state's Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program. Under the program, Wagner's criminal record will be expunged if she fulfills requirements and is not rearrested."
Wagner was arrested on May 7 and fired by the university shortly thereafter. She faces 24 counts of theft by unlawful taking, theft by deception, receiving stolen property, theft by failure to make required disposition of funds, forgery and tampering with records. The latter two counts involve falsifying entries in a log book to conceal the stolen cash and items, according to the court file reported by the Inquirer.