She initially denied the charges, but later entered a guilty plea. She could have faced up to 19 years in prison on charges of grand theft, embezzlement, and computer fraud.
Limbaring has been ordered to return the money, but has only about $30,000 in assets. Much of the money she stole was gambled away, the Register says.
According to the paper, the fraud was the largest perpetrated on an American charity in a decade.
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