Man Admits $700,000 Theft From Thrift Stores
A Ventura man pleaded guilty Friday to bilking $700,000 from two thrift store operations that benefit mentally disabled citizens, according to county prosecutors.
Allen Henry Norton, 51, stole the funds from the Foundation for Retarded Citizens of Ventura County and the Santa Maria Assn. for the Retarded Foundation in Santa Barbara between 1995 and 2000, prosecutors said.
Norton managed thrift stores for both charities. He remains in jail pending a June 13 sentencing.
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