Throwaway account in case the scammer(s) are visitors here. Any piece of advice would be appreciated.

EDIT: I live in PA

I believe I have been scammed of almost $40k after several months from someone who claimed to be an employee at a high-end department store who I've first met through a fashion re-selling marketplace app by chance.

I thought I had hit the jackpot of all employee hook-ups when I found out that she is a.) a local resident of a town very close to me, b.) working at a branch of the company extremely close to where I work, and c.) a special employee under unique circumstances where she is not only just an employee of the department store, but a higher-up associate of the brand she sells within the parent company of the department store she works. So she reportedly gets benefits from the department store itself, the other store within the parent company of the department store, as well as the brand she specifically sells.

I was definitely suspicious at first and wanted proof of her employment and proclaimed discount, so I made her purchase dummy items in the beginning like designer shoes and clothing which she was able to get without a problem, and even provided me with a hard copy of the receipt that included her name, associate ID, and last four digits of her company credit card that she uses to purchase her items in order to apply the discount. Afterwards, I felt more comfortable placing an order for more expensive items such as handbags. She even said she was eligible for discounts on the highest-end designers per her manager's discretion and showed me receipts to "prove" she ordered them; it was on what looked like official company digital letterhead and again had her name, associate ID, and company credit card number. Half the funds for her purchases were from payments sent with my credit card, the other half through debit card or cash. She would then take the funds and put it into her company credit card in order to make the purchases.

Suspensions have hit an all-time high just now, however, after we have ordered about 10 items in the past 4 months that have been delayed due to "special order" reasons and during which time she had been giving excuse after excuse about why she is unable to retrieve the items that are already paid for. According to her, most of our things have arrived at her store and just have to be picked up all at once to avoid suspicion from loss prevention management. We are waiting on four more items from our last order.

Another fact that I should mention is that she recently stated that her and her manager have been suspended but basically fired this past week for having ordered all these high-end items at greatly discounted prices. The manager is being held liable for overriding the company payment system and allowing her to make these purchases. She had shown me an email from her company that said she is able to pick up all the items once the final items from the last order arrives, which is TODAY. But it sounds like she would not be able to retrieve all the items today due to loss prevention protocol and the circumstances surrounding her employment status. She and her manager are currently looking to transfer to a different department store working for the same brand that they're affiliated with.

This is just a snippet of the whole situation that I've been experiencing for the past 4 months, and I am just wondering if there is any legal course that I can take if the worst imaginable comes true. I am trying to weigh my suspicions against the facts and I genuinely don't know what to believe. All I have is my text messages from her and screenshots of receipts and messages from her manager and coworkers that she sent to me regarding my orders. Should I notify her employer, the cops, a consumer fraud lawyer...do all of the above? Or wait until I get a definitive answer on the status of the items before taking any action?