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Ex-UMaine worker admits stealing $250,000 in tuition, room and board payments
A former employee of the bursar’s office at the University of Maine pleaded guilty Friday at the Penobscot Judicial Center to stealing nearly $250,000 between Jan. 23, 2015, and Dec. 1, 2016.
Amanda Richard, 39, of Old Town was sentenced to six years in prison with all but 32 months suspended, to be followed by three years of probation.
Superior Court Justice William Anderson also ordered Richard to pay
$20,000 in restitution after determining Richard did not have the ability to repay the full amount.
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Robbin also said that the university had no insurance to cover the fraud.
Read more: https://bangordailynews.com/2018/08/17/news/bangor/ex-umaine-worker-admits-stealing-250000-in-tuition-room-and-board-payments/