Woman Who Claimed 'Shopaholic' Defense Gets Probation
CHICAGO -- A Chicago woman who claimed a "shopaholic defense" is getting five years probation.
Elizabeth Roach said chronic depression led to wild shopping sprees that she financed with money she stole from work. She was accused of taking $250,000 from Andersen Consulting.
In 2001, she was placed on probation. But prosecutors challenged that sentence and an appeals court ordered her to serve at least a year in prison.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the guidelines used at that second sentencing weren't mandatory, so the judge could once again give her probation.
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Elizabeth Roach said chronic depression led to wild shopping sprees that she financed with money she stole from work. She was accused of taking $250,000 from Andersen Consulting.
In 2001, she was placed on probation. But prosecutors challenged that sentence and an appeals court ordered her to serve at least a year in prison.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the guidelines used at that second sentencing weren't mandatory, so the judge could once again give her probation.
Read the complete article at NBC 4
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