A Butler County couple is accused of stealing more than $300,000 from their former employer in Jefferson Township.

State police said they charged Adam J. Lesseski, 35, of Sarver, and his estranged wife, Kara L. Lesseski, 37, of Valencia, in connection with the theft from Concrete Coring Co. Authorities report the theft occurred between January 2017 and March of this year.

Both defendants were arraigned Tuesday on a list of felony charges.

Adam Lesseski, the company's former vice president, is charged with 65 counts of forgery, one each of theft by unlawful taking and theft by deception, and one count of conspiracy to commit each of the crimes of forgery, theft by unlawful taking and theft by deception.Kara Lesseski, the company's former administrative assistant, is charged with one count each of theft by unlawful taking and theft by deception, and one count of conspiracy to commit each of the crimes of forgery, theft by unlawful taking and theft by deception.Preliminary hearings for the couple are set for Feb. 12 at the office of District Judge Sue Haggerty is Saxonburg.The defendants remain free on $350,000 unsecured bond each. As part of Adam Lesseski's bond condition, Haggerty ordered that he undergo weekly drug testing.<em><b>This is an excerpt of a story that will appear in Thursday's Butler Eagle. To read the full story, make sure to pick up tomorrow's paper or subscribe online.</em>