Opal Charles sentenced
We wrote about Opal Charles a year ago when she was arrested for skimming thousands of dollars from charities that were donating to the Warrior Transition Brigade at San Antonio Military Medical Center to meet the basic needs of the soldiers there. It was her job to solicit for those donated funds, and she used the money that she stole for 12 years to pay for her own stuff. According to the San Antonio Express-News she swiped more than $260,000.
From KENS5;
She admitted from 2004 to December 2016, she stole the donations and used them for her own personal affairs, including gambling.
She further admitted to keeping the deposits under $10,000 in order to avoid automatic currency transaction reports.
Officials say she was sentenced to five years in federal prison and ordered to pay $260,000 in restitution.
From My San Antonio;
At sentencing Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez gave her 60 months in prison on each count, then ran the terms concurrently. He also ordered Charles to pay $260,000 in restitution, which was bilked from donations meant for the Warrior Transition Battalion at SAMMC, where Charles worked from 2004 to Dec. 7.
Category: Crime
“…ordered her to pay $260,000….”
Yeah, but that is money that is never going to be returned. Nice but useless gesture, since we don’t have debtors prisons any more.
There’s a special place in hell for those who steal from charities.
Should have run the terms consecutively, not concurrently. Stupid judge.
Wonder what political affiliation U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez holds?
At least she got five years…not enough, of course, but more than a few whose names I will not mention (because I would just get mad) got.
Wonder if they charged her with intentionally keeping deposits below $10K – I rmemeber a gas station owner who almost lost his business since he had a habit of making deposits of $8-9K. Turned out that was the average daily take at his station, but he was having a hell of a court fight proving it.
She got more than I thought she would but less than I had hoped. Now, about that restitution…
Opal Jewel Charles…with a name like that, I’m guessing she blew all that money on hair weaves…but what do I know
Throw away the key.
I’m sure selling some of her organs would cover the repayment.