Patricia Gaffney, an Elmhurst, Illinois bookkeeper, was sentenced Wednesday to 5 years in prison for embezzling about $127,000 from an Oral Surgery dental office in 2004 and 2005.
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Patricia Gaffney, 54, who was convicted by a jury in April of theft of more than $10,000, continued Wednesday to maintain her innocence, blaming her attorneys, the judge's evidential rulings, the company's dentists and their office staff. But she admitted to having financial problems.