A Dubuque woman has been sentenced to two to five years of probation for stealing over $15,000 from a local retailer. 35 year old Samantha Runde of Dubuque received the sentence in Iowa District Court of Dubuque County after entering an Alford plea to a charge of first-degree theft. An Alford plea is not an admission of guilt but an acknowledgment by the defendant that sufficient evidence for a conviction exists. The charge stems from a 2022 investigation into employee thefts at Walmart. A report says that a Walmart employee provided police with dates, times, dollar amounts, still frame photos and video surveillance of Runde removing money from tills on seven occasions. Runde was responsible for turning in the register tills in the accounting office. On several occasions, Runde did not follow proper procedure and instead took some tills to an adjacent counter where her back obscured the camera view of the tills and her hands. Police said she was seen on camera taking $100 bills and putting them up her sleeve.Â
Dubuque Woman Sentenced To Probation For Stealing Money From Walmart
By Mark Evenstad
Mar 5, 2024 | 1:19 PM