Donna M. Gregor, 54, of East Hartford, Connecticut, has been sentenced to 42 months in prison for embezzling more than $1 million from the Mark Twain House and Museum where she had been employed as controller. According to authorities, over a period of 8 years, from 2002 to 2010, Gregor siphoned funds from the non-profit by forging checks for her own benefit, among other things. Gregor's defense sought leniency since they claimed that Gregor suffered from a condition called "pathological altruism," an irrational compulsion to help others while ignoring the consequences of her behavior. The judge did not buy that argument. Gregor was also ordered to pay $1.08 million in restitution, plus $323,480 to the IRS for back taxes, penalties and interest on the stolen money. Gregor had worked for the Mark Twian House for many years.
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