Judy T. Gordon, 79, of San Marcos, California, has been charged with embezzling more than $300,000 from Trauma Intervention Programs National Inc., (TIPS), where she had served as longtime bookkeeper. According to authorities, over a period of at least 4 years, limited by statute, Gordon siphoned funds from the non-profit made up of volunteers who are called to emergency scenes to help family members in the wake of a sudden trauma, including death. Gordon's scheme reportedly involved the forgery of checks for her own benefit. She has been charged with embezzlement, grand theft and 31 counts of forgery.
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Update: Gordon pleaded guilty to one count of grand theft and two counts of forgery in March 2012.
Update (5/22/12): Gordon has been sentenced to one year in jail.
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