Filling Prisons with Gambling Addicts

Just as in Massachusetts, Maryland politicians want to pretend the Slot Barns are filled with tourists. Instead, they are filled with locals, sucking the discretionary income from the economy and filling the jails with Gambling Addicts.

Coming to Massachusetts --

Former Md. teacher admits embezzling $433,000 from union to finance gambling addiction
By Associated Press,

Feb 20, 2013 02:25 PM EST

APPublished: February 20

SNOW HILL, Md. — A former middle school teacher has pleaded guilty to charges that she embezzled $433,000 from the Worcester County teachers’ union.

The Daily Times of Salisbury (http://tinyurl.com/avujpw8) reports that Denise Owens admitted she stole the money to finance her gambling addiction.

Prosecutors say Owens visited casinos in Delaware more than 600 times over a 3-year period and gambled more than $1 million.

The 58-year-old Owens apologized for her actions in court Tuesday, saying she knew she was wrong from the minute she started stealing. She said she was relieved to have been caught.

A judge sentenced her to 2 years in prison and ordered her to repay $211,000. Her attorney, Robert Marvel Jr., says Owens has already paid back about $195,000.
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Information from: The Daily Times of Salisbury, Md., http://www.delmarvanow.com/

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