OC woman sentenced for embezzlement
Criminal Law
Orange County prosecutors say a law office manager has been sentenced to four years in state prison for embezzling more than $500,000 from her firm and spending the cash on a lavish lifestyle.
The district attorney's office says 68-year-old Donna Joy Henderson pleaded guilty on Monday to one felony count of grand theft by embezzlement.
Henderson joined Tustin law firm, Rinos & Martin, LLP, in 2000 and oversaw the firm's financial accounts.
Prosecutors say that, between 2003 and 2009, Henderson wrote 122 company checks to herself, to cash, personal credit cards, relatives or fictitious businesses, then deposited them into personal bank accounts.
She allegedly spent the money on timeshare properties, vacations, home improvements and room additions, jewelry, pampered pet day spa visits, and gambling.
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