D is issued company credit card for fuel putchases. Over a period of about 60 days makes unauthorized purchases totalling around $3500. (That used to be a lot of fuel.) Complainant bases his charge on historical use of vehicle and large amounts purchased in one day.

What would you charge theft or credit card abuse?

I would go with the theft. He was authorized to use the card, just not for those purchases.

Our county had these same facts in a recent case and we went with theft.