Rhonda Lee Bailey ran up $240,000 in personal expenses on corporate credit cards
A former Prince George and District Elizabeth Fry Society financial manager was sentenced Tuesday to 2 1/2 years in jail for using two credit cards issued by the non-profit organization to run up $240,000 in personal expenses.
According to an agreed statement of facts, Bailey had been using two corporate credit cards meant to pay for work-related travel or for purchases for the benefit of the organization for personal expenses. When Bailey was confronted, she retrieved an envelope from her desk and handed it over "upon request" and admitted to improper use of the credit cards and apologized.She had held the job since 2006 and had been responsible for reviewing corporate expenses and the organization's accounting system.
The non-profit social services agency provides support for vulnerable women and girls and employs 68 people through 26 programs. In arguing for a conditional sentence, served at home, followed by probation, Bailey's lawyer, David McLeod, proposed a plan that would have seen Bailey repay $158,000 over the course of the five years.
McDermick found defence counsel's position would not adequately denounce Bailey's actions and deter others from committing a similar crime.
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