Ex-Spencer employee pleads guilty to theft, ordered to pay over $100,000 in restitution

Former Spencer employee sentenced after stealing over $46K in public funds

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A former City of Spencer finance assistant has been sentenced to jail and probation after stealing more than 46-thousand dollars in public funds over six years, according to the Sioux County Attorney's Office. 53-year-old Lavonne Bell was sentenced Tuesday for first-degree theft and credit card fraud. The Iowa State Auditor's Office [...]

Ex-Spencer employee pleads guilty to theft, ordered to pay over $100,000 in restitution

A former finance assistant for the City of Spencer has pleaded guilty to first degree theft and a judge has ordered her to repay the city tens of thousands of dollars in restitution. Fifty-three-year-old Lavonne Bell was sentenced to a 10 year deferred sentence if she successfully completes probation of up to three years and […]