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79-Year-Old Must Pay $300,000 In Restitution

Last updated on Thursday, September 11, 2014

(MOUNT VERNON) - A 79-year-old southwestern Indiana woman must pay more than $300,000 in restitution and serve a year in jail after pleading guilty to stealing from her late employer’s estate.

Frances Sue Terrell was sentenced by a Posey County judge Tuesday, one day after she pleaded guilty to a count of theft. Her sentence includes one year in jail, one year of house arrest and two years' probation.

The Evansville Courier & Press reports Terrell became trustee for southwestern Indiana entrepreneur and businessman Lloyd Quinn's estate after he died in 2010.

Chief Deputy Prosecutor Jonathan Parkhurst says a forensic accountant hired by the Quinn family testified Monday he believes Terrell stole nearly $1 million between 2005 and 2013.

However, under her plea Terrell admitted only to stealing about $317,000 from Quinn's estate.

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