COTTONWOOD FALLS (November 15, 2011) A former Chase County
Treasurer was sentenced yesterday to 12 months of probation and a
suspended sentence of 12 months in the Chase County jail after
pleading guilty to two misdemeanor counts of theft, Kansas Attorney
General Derek Schmidt announced. Sondra Louise Butter, 34, of
Cottonwood Falls was originally charged with four counts of theft
by deception for stealing less than $1,000 per year over a
four-year period spanning from 2006-2009. As part of a plea
agreement, Butter pled guilty to two of the charges and the other
two charges were dismissed. Butter agreed to pay Chase County
$3,667.10, the amount of money she stole while Treasurer. Butter
was sentenced by Judge Jeffry J. Larson of the 5thJudicial
District. Assistant Attorneys General Steven Karrer and Andrew
Bauch and Chase County Attorney Bill North prosecuted the
case.
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