Credit Card Fraud

Any time you start a fight, you need to be prepared to finish it. Based solely upon what you've said, it doesn't sound like something that you'll be able to resolve "cleanly". There will be some casualties: reputations, friendships, etc. If you're concerned about how those will play out in the microcosm that is your world, you might want to focus your anger on your kickboxing class instead of spite or revenge.
That said, if the owners are good friends, I would relay the story to them for the simple fact that, if he stole from you, there's a 99.99% probability he's stolen from them, as well. Just preface it with something to the effect that you're not asking them to do anything, it's just that if your positions were reversed, you would want to know the character of the people in your employ.
Based on the text/vm from the girlfriend, you can safely assume she has already trashed your reputation in that bar, and with his assistance. I would nip that in the bud when I broached the topic with the owners. There's nothing to be gained by getting into a he said/she said, so just focus on the fact of his fraudulent signature for the charge on your card, his possession of the card, his possession of the wallet, the wallet's mysterious appearance at a location you did not visit that evening, etc.
Speaking as one of Karma's children, I assure you you'll receive no negative marks in her book for sharing your experience with the owners. Trying to get him fired would be overkill; I suspect he'll take care of that for you before too long, anyway.

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