Former bookkeeper sentenced for taking $279,000

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By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Nov 20, 2008 at 4:45 PM EST

Story Updated: Nov 20, 2008 at 4:45 PM EST

CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A former bookkeeper has been sentenced to house arrest for stealing more than $200,000 from the Merrillville clerk-treasurer's office.

Sixty-eight-year-old Rosemary Barath admitted Thursday in court that her gambling addiction had led to the thefts. Barath pleaded guilty to felony charges of theft and official misconduct as part of a deal with Lake County prosecutors.

Lake Criminal Court Judge Thomas Stefaniak Jr. sentenced Barath to nine months of house arrest and 39 months probation and ordered her to pay $279,749.46 restitution.

He also ordered her to attend Gambler's Anonymous classes and have her name placed on the no-visit lists of area casinos.

Stefaniak ordered Barath to get a reverse mortgage on her home to help pay back the money.

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Information from: The Times, http://nwitimes.com

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