The defendant pleaded guilty to fraud over $5,000 for submitting false expense claims, misusing a corporate MasterCard, and misdirecting vendor refunds over an eight-year period (2004-2012), resulting in losses of $232,566 to her employer.
The Crown sought a 10-month jail sentence with restitution and a DNA databank sample.
The defence argued for a conditional sentence of two years less one day with monthly restitution payments.
The court imposed a conditional sentence of two years less one day with house arrest, monthly restitution of $1,000 throughout the conditional sentence and three-year probation period, a stand-alone restitution order for the balance, and 200 hours of community service.
