QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY TO THEFT FROM FORMER EMPLOYER

Attorney General J. Joseph Curran, Jr. announced today the guilty plea of Rolane Sue Thom , 58, for stealing money from her former employer, Botanical Treasures, Inc. Thom, who lives in the 13700 block of Main Street, in Queen Anne’s County, admitted to taking more than $50,000.00 between 1998 and 2001 while she was employed as a bookkeeper for Botanical Treasures, Inc. a garden ornament and gift store located in the Queenstown Outlet Center.

The penalty for Felony Theft is 15 years imprisonment, a $1,000.00 fine or both. Sentencing has been scheduled by the Honorable Thomas G. Ross, Queen Anne’s County Circuit Court, for August 8, 2005.

The case was investigated by the Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Investigations Division and the Maryland State Police.

 

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