The Buffalo News reports....
A woman who stole $8,554 from the Hartland Volunteer Fire Company’s bingo receipts to finance her gambling activities was placed on five years’ probation Tuesday and ordered to pay back the money during that period.
Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III said Lee Ann Smith, 46, of Ridge Road, Hartland, must pay at least $150 per month and continue with counseling for gambling addiction. She must avoid Internet gambling sites and buying lottery tickets as conditions of probation.
Smith was chairwoman of the bingo games when she skimmed receipts for her own use between Jan. 1 and April 22. She had pleaded guilty to fourth-degree grand larceny. Murphy said he received a letter from the fire company alleging the amount stolen was $9,900, but it was too late to change the restitution amount unless Smith withdrew her guilty plea, which she did not do.
Source: http://www.buffalonews.com/437/story/525590.html
A woman who stole $8,554 from the Hartland Volunteer Fire Company’s bingo receipts to finance her gambling activities was placed on five years’ probation Tuesday and ordered to pay back the money during that period.
Niagara County Judge Matthew J. Murphy III said Lee Ann Smith, 46, of Ridge Road, Hartland, must pay at least $150 per month and continue with counseling for gambling addiction. She must avoid Internet gambling sites and buying lottery tickets as conditions of probation.
Smith was chairwoman of the bingo games when she skimmed receipts for her own use between Jan. 1 and April 22. She had pleaded guilty to fourth-degree grand larceny. Murphy said he received a letter from the fire company alleging the amount stolen was $9,900, but it was too late to change the restitution amount unless Smith withdrew her guilty plea, which she did not do.
Source: http://www.buffalonews.com/437/story/525590.html
