Embezzler sentenced

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April 22, 2008

Anonymous The Cordele Dispatch Tue Apr 22, 2008, 07:25 PM EDT

By PEGGY KING

peggy.king@gaflnews.com

VIENNA - Nancy Joan Peck of Cordele was sentenced last week in Dooly Superior Court to 10 years probation on a theft by taking charge.

Ms. Peck pled guilty before Superior Court Judge T. Harry Hurt and was given a 10-year prison sentence, all of which was probated. A restitution hearing was set for July 8 at which time the court will determine how much she must repay her accusers.

According to court documents, Ms. Peck is accused of taking more than $10,000 from a former employer, WSB Gin & Warehouse in Byromville and Vienna. Stephanie West Chapman, a co-owner of the business, says the amount taken was close to $250,000.

Between August of 2003 and May of 2007, Ms. Peck reportedly wrote herself extra payroll checks and also wrote additional checks for cash which she pocketed.

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