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A Warminster woman charged with stealing more than $4,000 in goods, cosmetics and cash from her former employer, Kohls Department Store, has been granted access into the Bucks County Common Pleas Court Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) program.
Bucks County Common Pleas Court records show Nigina Adilova 24, of the 200 block of South Norristown Road, was placed into the ARD program for 12 months on Aug. 4 in Bucks County Common Pleas Court.
Sentencing notes indicate a one-year probationary period, 10 hours of community service, and full restitution by June 1, 2026.
If Adilova successfully completes his program, then felony counts of theft by possessing or carrying away merchandise, theft by deception, theft by unlawful taking, and receiving stolen property would be dismissed. However, if she is unsuccessful in the ARD program, then all charges would be reinstated against her, court records show.
Acceptance into the ARD program is not an admission of guilt, per the state statute.
On April 6, 2025, at 2:49 p.m., police were dispatched to Kohls at 918 W. Street Road for a retail theft not in progress, police said.
A loss prevention supervisor told police that an associate on scene, alleged to be Adilova, has been caught stealing more than $4,000 worth of merchandise and cash since February.
A corporate investigator told police that Adilova has been employed since Feb. 18 and her first time allegedly being caught on surveillance was Feb. 28.
Adilova allegedly concealed items and proceeded past all registers on various occasions throughout her employment. She was fired on April 6.
Adilova allegedly admitted to stealing items while employed at Kohls, and that she stole cosmetics by placing them in bags, which she took home without paying.
In addition, Adilova was advised not to return to the store without advising loss prevention, so she could return the stolen merchandise, police said.
While Adilova was cleaning out her employee locker, she found three more stolen pieces of merchandise while police were on scene, police said.
The grand total of stolen merchandise was $3,441.95, police said. Stolen merchandise included scalp revival cream, hairspray, detox masks, foaming cleanser, firming night cream, serums, night masks, eye gel cream, cleansing soap, concealer, mascara, lip liner, blush, dresses, perfume, skin cream, and a tumbler.
Furthermore, loss prevention provided receipts for return fraud, in which on 13 different occasions, Adilova allegedly committed fraud by processing a transaction with a customer, taking a picture of the customer’s loyalty bar code, selecting the same items from the transaction off the store floor, and then conducting a return with no customer present.
Adilova allegedly signed as the customer and then opened the cash drawer, where she pocketed the cash from the fake return.
Police said the behavior continued in March and April, totaling $568 in stolen cash, police allege.
Adilova was represented by Philadelphia defense attorney Michael Kotik of Ska Law Group LLC.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
