WICHITA, Kan. (AP) A Wichita woman has been sentenced to probation and ordered to repay nearly $100,000 she stole from a man she’d been hired to help.
Wichita television station KSNW reports that a judge on Friday ordered Amy Gerdes to pay $97,000 in restitution over the next two years to the 76-year-old man, who had hired her to work as a housekeeper.
The man gave Gerdes power of attorney so she could help him with banking and other appointments. Prosecutors say she then made nearly 50 unauthorized charges to his account.
The judge ordered Gerdes to pay a minimum monthly payment until the money is repaid. If she fails to do so, she faces jail time.
