WABASHA, Minn. – A plea deal from a Wabasha. bookkeeper in a $3.7 million embezzlement case has been accepted by Judge Christopher Neisen. The judge sentenced Sharon Ann Schmalzriedt, 62, to five years of supervised probation and 1,000 hours of community service. She was ordered to repay the money, which was stolen from National Chemical of Lewiston. Her explanation: Being duped in an online romance by a man who led her on.
Earlier: Embezzler offers deal for $3.7 million Lewiston theft
Earlier: Wabasha bookkeeper blamed for $3.7 million embezzlement