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Woman accused of stealing from charity must pay back money

KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — A Kearney woman accused of stealing from a local charity has been sentenced to 10 days in jail.

44-year-old Bobbi Jo Tavenner also was ordered Friday to pay nearly $23,000 in restitution and serve four years of probation. She’d pleaded no contest to an attempted felony. In exchange, a charge of theft of more than $5,000 was dropped.

Prosecutors say Tavenner was the staff accountant at Community Action Partnership of Mid-Nebraska when discrepancies in money received from rental properties were discovered.

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