Ex-Lane SO worker gets probation for jail thefts

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A former Lane County Sheriff’s Office accounting clerk who admitted to stealing more than $61,000 in public funds has been sentenced to two years of probation.

The Register-Guard reports (http://bit.ly/2frYXYs ) that Patricia Trocki, of Springfield, was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to aggravated first-degree theft.

The 64-year-old woman had worked for the sheriff’s office for 17 years before the stolen funds were discovered in September.

Prosecutors say Trocki stole jail booking fees and money that families intended to contribute to inmates’ trust accounts. She was accused of using the money to pay off her partner’s medical bills and to feed a gambling addiction.

The alleged theft took place between June and September.

Trocki has since repaid the money she stole.

She apologized for her actions in court Wednesday.

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Information from: The Register-Guard, http://www.registerguard.com