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Friday, February 16, 2007
Ind. Courts - More on: Former City of Greenwood court manager pleads guilty
Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 12th, Paul Bird of the Indianapolis Star reports today in a story that begins:
The former Greenwood City Court manager has been sentenced to six months' home detention and a year's probation after pleading guilty to theft of more than $10,000 from the court.
Paula S. Borges, 42, Franklin, was sentenced Monday in Johnson Circuit Court.Judge Mark Loyd accepted a plea agreement worked out between Shelby County Prosecutor R. Kent Apsley and defense attorney George "Jay" Hoffman. Apsley was special prosecutor in the case.
As part of the plea deal, Borges on Monday repaid $500 of the $10,937 missing from the court's funds. The $500 is the deductible required by the court's insurance policy.
Borges also repaid $15,111 to the State Board of Accounts for a special audit of the court's records and $1,875 to the City of Greenwood in over-billed wages, Apsley said.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 16, 2007 09:16 AM
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