REDUCED | FRAUD SCHEMES/EMBEZZLEMENT ($506,000); REDUCED to THEFT with 1 YEAR in PRISON – State v. Ms. C. (DMC No. 8534) (Maricopa County Superior Court CR2009-143747): Ms. C. worked in the accounting department of a home mortgage company.  She developed a gambling addiction and wrote 104 checks totaling $506,000 to herself over the course of several years.  Although the money had been spent, we were able to have Ms. C. enrolled into a gambling addition program, and we secured an offer that capped mandated prison time at 1 ½ years.  Through our mitigation efforts, the judge only sentenced Ms. C. to 1 year in prison.  With early release and time off for good behavior, she was released after 7 months.