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| for taking baby. formula .

A 26- YEAR-OLD. ‘woman was sentenced to. 38.

* days: in jail andone. year probation. Aug. 27; ‘after’

L being found: guilty, on charges ranging ‘from stealing
baby. formula to assaulting: a police officer.

“Former accountant -
“has: to return $45, 000.

THE FORMER. school district employee who: stole’
“mote. than $45, 000: from. ‘the district was. otdered to -

“pay, back’ the money as ‘part of her Sentence handed
‘ ; down Aug. 27. :

~ Edie Quam, who now lives i in: “Surrey. BC, was |
», order to pay. $45,980.52 in restitution as:well as ten
. ceiving an- 18--month’ conditional Sentence and one.
le probation.

Her. probation: will ineludé an” electronically

a oe riionitored curfew. and‘a restriction’ from ‘working in-
fo a: position were ‘she his. access to: an employer's ’
funds: es ms
. Quam, ‘who ‘worked: as “an, | accountant: for: the”

7 Coast Moiiitains: School; District, “was: originally ©
> charged with 36 counts
‘a forged. doctiment:’ :

of fraud, Forgery. and us sing

‘She’ subsequently: pleaded guilty ‘to one: count of

; ° fraud-over. $5, 000. and the: remaining. charges were -
Stayed. 7 :

‘Using a ‘rubber § stamp, Quant, wit te 7. fraudulent

Tet -between March ‘and: August of-2003,: sand.
“deposited. the’ funds: into’ ‘her personal account.

The: problem «was first noticed-in August of 2003,
when’ a school district: “treasurer: Judy: McKinnin

7 found ‘she, was. unable: 10 reconcile. $13, 000-4 in. ches, :
. qlies ‘ta Quain, whe 7

“Quam quickly- admitted to the crimes, .
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Woman: sent to jail.

Joyce Reece was: ‘convicted ‘Of “a total of. eight”

changes including assault causing: bodily harm; ass)
‘saulting as.a police -officer, obstructing a peace’ of- ;
-ficet, theft under $5000 and breaching probation. |

The: theft charge. resulted from a ‘March -16, 2004 |

~ incident i in which Reece stole’ $25.99 worth. of baby.
; ‘formula’ ‘from the’ Save-on- Food here in Terrace.

“The other: charges. were ‘invin connection. with |

* several. different ‘incidents “takirig place” ‘between .
» August’
~and Kincolith.

of 2003:.and July, 17 of. 2004 i in’ Terrace’.

“three-month. investigation i in
connection. wilh the case:

| the Terrece Standard, Wednesday, September &, 2004 a
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