Woman sentence to probation, restitution for embezzlement

ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) – A judge has sentenced a former New Mexico teacher to pay restitution and supervised probation for a felony embezzlement charge.
The Roswell Daily Record reports (http://bit.ly/2o6SeVW ) Judge James Hudson gave 44-year-old Michelle Fuentes her sentence on Monday. Prosecutors say Fuentes was accused of taking about $325,000 from her former employer, JJM Farms. Fuentes pleaded no contest to the charge March 8, which means she chose not to defend herself against the charge