OU Student Charged with Embezzling from Target

4/27/07 -- Norman, OK - Who doesn't enjoy getting a gift card from a big box retailer like Target? I mean they carry everything! Unfortunately, they may carry some time in the slammer for one OU student.

Seems Katrina Ann Smith was working for Target, as a cashier, until recently.

According to court records, Smith was a little too tempted by the plethora of gift cards near her register (hey, we understand, they can be like a siren's song to the shopping challenged).

Seems that from February to March of this year, Smith treated herself to over $450 worth of gift card giving (make that receiving).

Prosecutors allege that Smith confessed when questioned by Target loss prevention.

Last week, Smith was charged in Cleveland County with a single misdemeanor count of embezzlement.

According to records at the University of Oklahoma, Smith is currently enrolled as a junior in the College of Mass Communications.

And, according to her personal website, she is very opposed to genocide in Darfur (Western Sudan).

No word if Smith was planning to use her $450 in ill-gotten gift cards to feed the starving children of Darfur, or just buy some new lip gloss!