新泽西州的一名簿记员在六年内从两座教堂偷走了 293 美元，并被判缓刑而不是入狱。 A New Jersey bookkeeper stole $293K from two churches over six years and was given probation instead of jail.

一名61岁的新泽西州妇女Melissa Rivera在承认六年内偷盗约293 000美元,作为莫里斯县两个天主教教堂的记账员后,躲避了监狱。 A 61-year-old New Jersey woman, Melissa Rivera, avoided jail after admitting to stealing about $293,000 over six years as a bookkeeper for two Catholic churches in Morris County. 2018至2024年间,她从一个教区写了137张支票,从另一个教区写了3张支票。 She wrote 137 checks from one parish and three from another between 2018 and 2024. 检察官建议监禁近一年,但2025年9月21日,Robert Hanna法官判处她5年缓刑,并下令每月还款800美元。 Prosecutors recommended nearly a year in prison, but on September 21, 2025, Judge Robert Hanna sentenced her to five years of probation and ordered monthly repayments of $800. 该案件与Union县的单独盗窃案形成鲜明对比,在该案中,一名犹太会堂簿记员因涉及复杂的欺诈阴谋的大规模盗窃案而被判处21个月的联邦监禁。 The case contrasted with a separate theft in Union County, where a synagogue bookkeeper was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for a larger theft involving complex fraud schemes.