Montana's Dorothea Knudson pleads guilty to steal of more than $250,000, sentenced to 5 years

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Dorothea Knudson, 45, of Plains, Montana (MT), was sentenced to 30 years in the Montana Department of Corrections — with 25 years suspended, resulting in an effective five-year term — after pleading guilty to theft by embezzlement, deceptive practices, and insurance fraud for stealing more than $250,000 from a local dental clinic. The case was adjudicated in Ravalli County District Court.


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