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Former Wake County Register of Deeds Laura Riddick will serve no less than five years in prison after pleading guilty to embezzling nearly $1 million in taxpayer money.
Riddick, a Republican elected in 1996, was indicted for embezzling $926,615 by a grand jury in December 2017 after a probe revealed $2.3 million in cash missing from the department.
Riddick pleaded guilty to six counts of felony embezzlement on Friday, with her lawyer telling the court a mental condition that causes her to hoard money led her to take money from the Register of Deeds office and deposit it in private bank accounts over a period of seven years.
Riddick's voice wavered as she apologized to her fellow elected officials, the people of Wake County and her friends and family, whom she said "knew nothing of my crime" until after the fact. "I will find ways in prison and after my eventual release to make further amends and to contribute positively again to our community," she said.
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Damn, didn't realize the urge to hoard public funds to enrich oneself was just a mental condition. Seems to be contagious these days...
Riddick, a Republican elected in 1996, was indicted for embezzling $926,615 by a grand jury in December 2017 after a probe revealed $2.3 million in cash missing from the department.
Riddick pleaded guilty to six counts of felony embezzlement on Friday, with her lawyer telling the court a mental condition that causes her to hoard money led her to take money from the Register of Deeds office and deposit it in private bank accounts over a period of seven years.
Riddick's voice wavered as she apologized to her fellow elected officials, the people of Wake County and her friends and family, whom she said "knew nothing of my crime" until after the fact. "I will find ways in prison and after my eventual release to make further amends and to contribute positively again to our community," she said.
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Damn, didn't realize the urge to hoard public funds to enrich oneself was just a mental condition. Seems to be contagious these days...
