Melissa Jane Cielen, 49, pleaded guilty to embezzling $343,077.28, which she used to support her alcohol and cocaine use
A Victoria paralegal has been sentenced to three years in prison after embezzling nearly $350,000 from her employer by disguising payments to herself as routine office expenses.
Cielen worked as a paralegal for a Victoria lawyer from 2010 to 2022, and her work included some managerial duties, such as paying office bills. Cielen began to abuse alcohol and cocaine in 2018, the same year she was diagnosed with cervical cancer, the decision says. In 2021, she was admitted to hospital, where she was diagnosed with severe alcohol-use disorder and moderate cocaine-use disorder.
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