From news items dated Feb. 9 to Feb. 20:

Rhonda Skiver, 32, pleaded guilty on Feb. 19 to embezzling more than $163,000 from the nursing home of which she was formerly CFO. The money was used for gambling debts and personal expenses.
An Oregon woman, Victoria Monfore, was sent to prison on Feb. 18 for stealing about [...]

Again this week: people gambled. Some lost, went to Dark Realms of the Psyche and made headlines for it. So we’re back with a second installment of our continuing series. Whee.

Kay Frances Thorn was given a suspended a sentence and ordered to pay restitution of $117,548.78 after pleading guilty to felony embezzlement from the Taylor [...]

Gambling is fun either as a lark or as a test of wits or as a dalliance with forces bigger and more brutal than you are, or sometimes as all three. Now and again the dallying gets to be hardcore. A chord gets struck; a patsy falls into a rut. And suddenly the limits are [...]