A Belmont County man is facing more than 80 years in prison after he was found guilty of credit card fraud this week in Marshall County.

Aaron Jennewein, 25, of Powhatan Point was indicted during a March grand jury proceeding on eight counts of fraudulent use of an access device for stealing his girlfriendís parentsí credit card. Jenneweinís girlfriend, Mallory Nelms, 22, died soon after from an overdose.

According to Marshall County Prosecutor Rhonda Wade, Jennewein began using his girlfriendís parents’ credit cards to purchase gift cards at Wal-Mart. He would then turn them in at Gold2Green in Bridgeport, where he received cash for the gift cards for the gift cards at a 65 percent profit. Jennewein also faces four counts for the same charge in Ohio County. Each count may carry a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.

He was found guilty after a one day jury trial Monday.

Wade said Jennewein spent about $11,000 in total with the credit card prior to his arrest throughout Moundsville and Ohio County. He may also face charges for similar offenses in Belmont County.

“We had cooperation from Wal-Mart asset protection team, Richard Lund who owns Gold2Green, our investigator Zach Allman and both Marshall and Ohio County Sheriff’s Departments. We were able to show him at the Wal-Mart making the purchases with the specific card and show him selling those gift cards over at Gold2Green,” Wade said. “It was very good investigative work by a lot of agencies that came together and individuals that helped us show his scheme.”

She added Nelms’ death and Jenneweinís relationship to her made the case difficult for victims Joseph and Judith Nelms. Jennewein will face sentencing in the next two to three weeks.

“Mr. Jennewein was in a relationship with the victims’ 22-year-old daughter, who died of a drug overdose in January of this year, and we believe he was one of the last people to see her alive,” Wade said. “It was traumatic to them for that reason, along with the fact that he charged $11,000 on their credit card.”