A former employee of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma was sentenced to a year and a day for stealing from the tribe.
Elizabeth Ann Hernandez, 44, was the tribe's procurement officer. She pleaded guilty to a single count of embezzlement after writing checks and using the tribe's credit car for her own use.
In addition to her prison term, Hernandez must repay nearly $80,000 to the tribe.
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Woman sentenced in embezzlement
(The Oklahoman 8/10)
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