On Jan. 22, a Dallas firm dismissed a civil suit against a former employee, three days after she pleaded guilty to second-degree felony theft, agreed to pay $131,000 in restitution to the firm and was sentenced to 10 years’ probation.
On Dec. 30, 2010, Owens, Clary & Aiken filed a petition in Dallas’ 95th District Court, alleging that former employee Rena Gallagher engaged in theft and fraud and breached her fiduciary duty when she systematically altered checks and entries in the firm’s accounting records, thereby concealing the “embezzlement” of the firm’s money. The firm also sought a constructive trust to compensate it and prevent Gallagher’s unjust enrichment at the firm’s expense.
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