REDUCED | FRAUD SCHEMES/EMBEZZLEMENT ($50 6,000); REDUCED to THEFT with 1 YEAR in PRISON – State v. Ms. C. (DMC No. 8534) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2009-143747): Ms. C. worked in the accounting department of a home mortgage company. She developed a gambling addiction and wrote 104 checks totaling $50 6,000 to herself over the course of several years. Although the money had been spent, we were able to have Ms. C. enrolled into a gambling addition program, and we secured an offer that capped mandated prison time at 1 ½ years. Through our mitigation efforts, the judge only sentenced Ms. C. to 1 year in prison. With early release and time off for good behavior, she was released after 7 months.
