Embezzler Gets 24 Years in Prison

Prosecutor Bob Lane said that Monfore spent a good deal of the $1.56 million she misappropriated as accounts payable clerk on more than 30 flights to Las Vegas, hotels, vacations and cruises, the paper reported. Monfore's lawyer argued that her thefts were fueled by a gambling addiction, a claim the judge rejected while pointing out that Oregon casinos were only 90 minutes away by car. IP/Koke went out of business in December of 2008.