SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A former water district employee in northwestern Oregon accused of stealing $24,000 has been sentenced to 24 months in jail.
The Statesman Journal reports 51-year-old Patricia Gilbert was sentenced Monday in a Marion County court after pleaded guilty to two felony theft charges.
The Santiam Water Control District fired Gilbert in mid-February after the district learned of her embezzlement. Gilbert worked as an office manager for about eight months with the district.
She was ordered to pay nearly $24,000 in restitution.
The district delivers water to more than 8,000 people in the Stayton area. It has four full-time employees.
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Information from: Statesman Journal, http://www.statesmanjournal.com
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