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45 °F Forecast | Road Cams Monday, January 24, 2005 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Opportunities Moving to Southern Oregon? MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend September 30, 2004 Woman charged in theft inquiry By SARAH LEMON Mail Tribune A former longtime employee of U.S. Bank is charged with stealing thousands of dollars from an elderly customer’s bank accounts. Police say Karen Lee Jamison, 51, siphoned approximately $144,500 from the bank accounts of Constance Schauer. A lifelong Rogue Valley resident, Schauer died last year at the age of 97. Executors for Schauer’s estate suspected theft after reviewing her assets in the months following her death, said Medford police Lt. Tim George. Jamison, who lives in the 200 block of Flanders Street, White City, faces four counts each of first-degree aggravated theft and first-degree forgery and one count of first-degree criminal mistreatment, all felonies. A grand jury indicted Jamison last week. She will be summoned to appear in Jackson County Circuit Court on Oct. 22 to hear the charges. Between March 2001 and February 2003, Jamison made unauthorized transfers and cash withdrawals from Schauer’s U.S. Bank account and several accounts Schauer had at other Medford bank branches, George said. Jamison and Schauer knew each other outside of a customer-client capacity, George said, but he did not reveal the extent of their familiarity. "(Jamison) obviously had some kind of a trust or relationship with this customer and took advantage of that relationship," George said. Advertisement Investigators for U.S. Bank linked the theft to Jamison, George said, adding that she is no longer employed at the financial institution. If convicted, Jamison could be sentenced to prison time and ordered to pay fines and restitution. Jamison, who also uses the first name of Jackie, has not been arrested and remains free pending her court appearance. She has no previous criminal record in Oregon. Schauer worked as a secretary for the former Jackson County Court and at a local high school. She also ran K.C. Motel on Medford’s North Riverside Avenue. Reach reporter Sarah Lemon at 776-4487, or e-mail [email protected] Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities Student Loan Consolidation Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers