Jada Atkinson and April Winch Arrested For $100K Steal At North Carolina Dental Office
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This week Jada Atkinson and April Winch pleaded guilty to charges from 2012, finally bringing an embezzlement case in Brunswick County, North Carolina to an end.
While they were working at the Tidewater Dental Office in Calabash, Jada Atkinson and April Winch stole more than $100,000 over the course of a few years.
Jada Atkinson (above, left) and April Winch pleaded guilty yesterday.
Jada Atkinson and April Winch sentenced to jail and restitution
Assistant District Attorney Daniel Thurston says Atkinson will serve 30 days in jail time with five years of probation. She has to pay back $10,000 in criminal restitution and $104,000 in civil restitution.
Winch was sentenced to 100 hours of community service and three to five years of probation. She will have to pay back $1,000 in criminal restitution and $109,000 in civil.
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