A Cedar Lake woman is facing a low-level felony after she admitted spending $1,700 worth of unauthorized purchases on a Cub Scouts debit card.
Amber Pfiel, 35, was charged Dec. 8 with one count of theft, a level 6 felony. She made the purchases between Dec. 10, 2024 and June 20, 2025.
A judge ordered her release on an ankle monitor Wednesday, according to court records. Her next hearing is Jan. 21 before Lake Superior Judge Nicholas Schiralli.
According to court filings, Katherine Lomberger, a Cub Scouts chairwoman, went to the police after she tried to buy something and the Centier bank account was overdrawn. Pfiel was the only other person with the organization’s debit card.
Their bank identified unusual transactions at Target, La Gaviota Supermercado and Strack and Van Til.
Pfiel claimed to Lomberger and Cub Master Ryan Nolan that she lost the debit card. During a later police interview on June 27, she said the first few times she mistakenly used the card, then continued when she wasn’t caught.
At one point, she deposited $1,200 into the account. After that deposit, police estimated $1,700 was the final total missing.
