Woman Guilty of Posing as Clinton Staffer in Scam
<i> Associated Press</i>
COLUMBUS, Ohio —
A woman who authorities say posed as a member of the Clinton Administration to steal small amounts of money from elderly people has been sentenced to eight to 15 years in prison.
Patricia Hester, 38, pleaded guilty Friday to 16 counts of burglary. Preying mainly on the elderly and the ill, Hester promised everything from free medical benefits to yard work in exchange for money, said Assistant Prosecuting Atty. Carol O’Brien.
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