SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) - A former care provider in Sioux City has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing from her clients.
The Sioux City Journal reports that 50-year-old Lisa Sembach-Preston was sentenced Tuesday. She’d pleaded guilty to two counts of dependent adult abuse and two counts of theft. The judge also ordered her to repay nearly $85,000 to Crossroads of Western Iowa, a Council Bluffs-based nonprofit that provides services to adults with disabilities and mental illnesses.
The records say Sembach-Preston was responsible for each victim’s bank accounts and financial matters. The thefts occurred from February 2015 through April 2017.
Authorities say she used the money to pay for furniture, clothes and a trip to Las Vegas.
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Information from: Sioux City Journal, http://www.siouxcityjournal.com
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