From today’s Joplin Globe:
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Former long-time Carthage city worker Amy Harrison pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $65,000 in city court funds on Monday in Jasper County Circuit Court.
As part of a plea agreement, Circuit Judge Gayle Crane sentenced her to 45 days in jail, after suspending a 10-year prison sentence and placing her on five years of probation.
Assistant prosecutor Kimberly Fisher said it appears all the city’s loss calculated at $64,682 will be covered by an insurance bond, so the state is not requesting restitution. But, if any of the amount is not covered, Harrison will be expected to cover that amount, as part of the plea agreement.
Harrison was represented by Charles Genesio, and was accompanied to court on Monday by her mother and two children.
Police Chief Greg Dagnan was in court along with Randee Kaiser, assistant chief, said the investigation showed Harrison “made a concentrated effort” to hide the theft by falsifying reports and shifting money between court funds
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