Employee pleads guilty to theft

A former University employee pleaded guilty to accusations of stealing thousands of dollars of equipment while on the job, a representative of the district attorney’s office said.

Robert Lee Sample, 56, will spend 30 days in the Douglas County Jail and the year following on probation for three counts of felony theft. He was also ordered to pay $18,650.21 in restitution.

 

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