Kathy Lucarino of Pennsylvania sentenced to house arrest and 10 years probation for stealing $270k of supplies
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Police have filed charges against Kathy Lucarino, who they say made nearly $270,000 by selling stolen dentistry items online.
On September 20, 2023, police say they received a call claiming an employee may have been involved in defrauding their business.
Investigators said they spoke with a representative from Bright Solutions, who explained they discovered 50-year-old Kathy Lucarino from Pittston Township may have been selling their items that required a medical license to sell.
The employer told police Lucarino was in charge of preparing online orders for customers and maintaining stock levels. When they checked her work, they found Lucarino printed 181 labels using their business account worth $3,760.
About a week later, police say they obtained a search warrant for a package Lucarino was shipping to California and found 20 boxes of various teeth whitening kits inside that matched the purchase records.
Officers obtained search warrants for Lucarino’s eBay and PayPal accounts and found records of $265,252 worth of sales from March 31, 2018, to September 27, 2023. In total, $269,013.67 worth of products were stolen.
A review of court records show two charges for theft and receiving stolen property were made in September 2023 and then withdrawn.
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Update: Nolo Contendere Plea and Sentence
Luzerne County court records show Lucarino pleaded nolo contendere on September 22, 2025 — with the case on the eve of jury trial — to second-degree felony theft by unlawful taking. On November 3, 2025, Judge Joseph F. Sklarosky Jr. sentenced her to 3 months of confinement served on house arrest, followed by 10 years of probation. The court ordered restitution of $269,013.67; roughly $152,000 had been recovered or credited by sentencing, leaving about $116,874 outstanding, which she was ordered to pay at $200 per month.
At that rate, full repayment would take nearly 49 years — another illustration of why restitution orders rarely make a victimized practice whole.
Source: Pennsylvania Unified Judicial System — Commonwealth v. Kathy Lynn Lucarino, CP-40-CR-0001245-2024 (Luzerne County).
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