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Woman Steals Money From Girl Scouts
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 5:05 pm
by alx5962
A woman who volunteered to be a Girl Scout cookie coordinator said she kept money from the sale of about 3,600 boxes because her family was having money problems.
The woman began serving a 30-day sentence in the Stark County Jail on Friday. After that, she must spend 500 hours in community service and repay US$11,000 to the Girl Scouts.
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 6:40 pm
by wirbel
it's sad that people with financial problems (and probably with a family to support) have to resort to such actions in the USA, where as i'm assuming this article is from (and keeping the rather hefty sentence in mind).
it's a sad place to live when you don't fit in...
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 6:54 pm
by RobB
Its probably going to cost the US taxpayer $11,000 just to keep this woman in jail for 30 days too. [:xx]
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 7:29 pm
by alx5962
in the U.S., cost of jail is around 40$ per day RobB
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:49 pm
by kuhn
alx5962 wrote:in the U.S., cost of jail is around 40$ per day RobB
The more, the merrier, eh - cheaper. [:xx]
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 9:10 pm
by RobB
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 9:21 pm
by alx5962
UK : around ?27,500 to lock up each prisoner for a year; special detention centres for the youngest offenders cost ?2,100 a week per child
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 1:40 pm
by RobB
Thanks for the figures Alex.....it may have been the cost of keeping young offenders for a month that i remember.
Still alot of money anyway. 
