Theft Of Loyalty Points Case Settled

A Washington County man accused of stealing loyalty program points settled his case. Paul Kostanich, 19 of Peters Township pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor charge of theft by unlawful taking. Fifty seven other counts of unauthorized use of an access device, identity theft and receiving stolen property were dropped by the District Attorney. Kostanich will serve three years of probation and pay restitution of $677 to Giant Eagle. Additionally, he will be prohibited from using a computer outside of school and for his job as a delivery driver. Police accused Kostanich in February of 2025 of accessing victim’s Get Go Fuel Perks loyalty point information by purchasing it on the dark web. He then used the information to purchase fuel for his car and gift cards. In all, there were 19 victims in Pennsylvania and Ohio.