ELKHART COUNTY, Ind. -- A 40-year-old Elkhart woman is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly defrauding a business out of over $75,000 and obtaining prescriptions fraudulently in separate cases.

The suspect, Heidi Tompkins Pedzinski, was arrested and booked into Elkhart County Jail Monday.

In the first case, Pedzinski is charged with three counts of Fraud with loss between $750 and $50k, as Level 6 Felonies, Fraud of a financial institution, a Level 5 Felony, and three counts of Theft where value of property is between $750 & $50k, as Level 6 Felonies.

In the second case, Pedzinski is charged with three counts of Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Fraud or Deceit, as Level 6 Felonies.

No initial court appearances have been scheduled at this time.

Elkhart County court documents reveal on May 16, 2025, the owner of Brand Activate contacted the Elkhart Police Department to report Pedzinski, who was hired as head of human resources to replace the owner's recently deceased mother, had allegedly opened a new credit card account in the mother's name.

The owner's mother passed away on April 21, 2025. The owner found mail, addressed to her mother, but which contained two credit cards, one with her mother's name and one with Pedzinski's name.

It was discovered that Pedzinski had used a credit card in the owner's mother's name to purchase a Jeep on April 25, 2025.

Further investigation into the mother's credit account showed thousands of dollars being paid to a local landlord, withdrawn from ATMs, Uber Eats, Doordash, restaurants, stores, and more.

Bank records revealed a $75,000 American Express loan had been taken out in the mother's name and on May 5, 2025, deposited into the mother's personal checking account which had yet to be closed. The account was emptied by May 15, 2025.

The owner stated after a review of Brand Activate's American Bank Records, it was found Pedzinski had received a credit card with her name on it even though this wasn't authorized.

It was found that Pedzinski had spent over $30,000 using Brand Activate's credit card. On June 2, 2025, Pedzinski told police she was authorized to use the card, and she was going to pay the money back.

The owner stated all these purchases were unauthorized.

In the second case, court documents reveal on Aug. 14, 2025, a pharmacist at Walgreens on Cassopolis St. called the police to report prescription fraud.

Officers with the Elkhart Police Department arrived to learn Pedzinski had been receiving multiple Adderall prescriptions under various aliases from several local pharmacies including Walmart and at least two CVS Pharmacies.

Pedzinski's aliases include Brittany Pedzinski, Katie Pedzinski, Thompson Kathleen, and Kathleen Tompkins.

Police found Pedzinski had received a total of nine prescriptions for dextroamphetamine (Adderall) 20 mg between May 6 and Aug. 4, 2025.

Each prescription contained 60 pills as a 30-day supply.

Police note dextroamphetamine is Schedule 2 controlled substance with high risk of abuse and is only available by prescription.