COON RAPIDS, Minn. – Last week in a federal courtroom Peter Stasica of Coon Rapids pled guilty to stealing prosthetics from the University of Minnesota and selling them online.
In his plea agreement, Stasica admitted that while he was working as a prosthetics manager, he began removing prosthetics and prosthetic-related supplies without authorization to sell on eBay. In addition, Stasica admitted he solicited from several patients, under false pretenses, prosthetics they were not using. Stasica did not disclose to those patients that he intended to sell them.
During the course of the scheme, approximately 40 buyers purchased more than 60 prosthetics and related supplies from Stasica. For his crime, Stasica faces a potential maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
Stasica’s sentencing will take place at a later date.
