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government employees of $20 million or more from city tax collections. District Judge Ricardo M. Urbina, who gave Belton a 35month prison term, 11 months more than the defense had sought and two months shy of the maximum under federal sentencing guidelines. Urbina said he wanted to show government employees that thievery will be prosecuted to the fullest extent. or federal official accused of stealing funds," Urbina said. government's history. school for emotionally disturbed elementary students, who admitted stealing $30,000 intended for a chess club. But he made clear that Belton's theft was a serious matter. So brazen was Belton that she turned a bedroom into an extra closet to hold designer items she bought with the money. "Education is key, in this city in particular. And what you did was further damage an already crippled system," Urbina said. "This conduct actually hurts some of our most needy citizens, these children." In a letter to Urbina, Victor Reinoso, the District's deputy mayor for education, said the stolen money could have paid for the hiring of 17 teachers or the purchase of 17,[url=http://www.onitsukatiger.com.sg]asics singapore[/url],000 textbooks. Prosecutors said Belton steered about $446,000 in nobid contracts to friends and a cousin and stole $203,000 by directing school money to a fictitious company. At the same time, she received $180,000 in illegal payments and kickbacks from friends for whom she helped win school business. As part of her plea agreement, Belton promised to pay restitution of $384,000, the amount she was accused of pocketing in the scheme. Prosecutors say at least seven others participated in the embezzlement, but no charges have been filed against them. She used the money to build a large wardrobe, prosecutors said. An FBI raid last year of her home in the Crestwood section of Upper Northwest Washington turned up three fur coats, a mink stole and 20 new purses, including five large Louis Vuitton bags. |
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