The U. S. District Court in Urbana reports a Decatir woman will serve 12-months probation for the Theft of Government Property.  Deborah Lake, also known as Deborah Mitchell and Deborah O'Neill, worked as a bookkeeper for the Grundy, Livingston and Kankakee County Workforce Board.  The Board oversees and sets policy for workforce development and training programs for the three counties.  

Prosecutors said Lake created checks payable toherself for fraudulent invoices and embezzled over $33,000 from the Workforce Board.  Lake pleaded guilty to the 4-count indictment last November. She was ordered to pay $33,302 in restitution to the Workforce Board.

Lake was also formerly of Kankakee County. 

The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General investigated the case.

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