http://www.matildaziegler.com the source for blindness news and information since 1907 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:03:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.matildaziegler.com/2009/09/17/2-plead-guilty-to-stealing-from-program-for-blind/ http://www.matildaziegler.com/2009/09/17/2-plead-guilty-to-stealing-from-program-for-blind/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:31:45 +0000 Matilda http://www.matildaziegler.com/?p=1127 By Sarah Karush © The Associated Press (published in The Business Insider) WASHINGTON — A mother and daughter pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzling $214,000 from a government program that pays blind vendors to operate snack bars, gift shops and cafeterias at federal facilities. Barbara A. Stevenson-Jones, 70, and Pamela R. Stevenson, 51, of Bowie, Md., pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds. Sentencing guidelines call for a prison term ranging from three years and five months to four years and three months, according to the plea agreement. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 30…. READ STORY

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