FULTON, NY – Sentencing has been postponed once again in the case against former Fulton librarian Rebekah Tanner.
Rebekah Tanner, 50, was arrested April 30, 2007 and charged with three counts of grand larceny for reportedly using a library credit card to charge thousands of dollars in personal expenses. She pleaded guilty to petit larceny, a misdemeanor, earlier this year.
Tanner’s sentencing was adjourned in June because a pre-sentencing report in the case was not complete. Adjourned to Wednesday, Tanner appeared in court again when Fulton City Court Judge Spencer Ludington adjourned the case again to Oct. 15, according to Chief Court Clerk Maureen Ball.
“The judge wants (Tanner) to finish paying her restitution prior to sentencing,†Ball said.
As part of her plea, Tanner was scheduled to pay $13,848.35 in restitution.
“She has paid everything except approximately $1,950,†Ball said. “The judge wanted to give her the opportunity to pay restitution because he said that would have an influence on his decision for sentencing.â€ÂÂ
Tanner is represented by defense attorney Anthony DiMartino.
The case against a former Nissan North employee who was accused of stealing thousands from her former employer was also scheduled for Wednesday’s court docket but adjourned prior to court.
Karen S. Goppert, 37, of Fulton, was arrested May 8 by Fulton police and charged with two class-D felony counts of third-degree grand larceny. Goppert has been accused of stealing a total of $27,661.50 from her former employer by diverting funds from Nissan North into her own bank account.
Goppert was arraigned before Ludington May 8 and released into the Oswego County Probation Department‘s pre-trial program. She is represented by defense attorney Amy Hollenbeck.
Ball said Goppert’s case was adjourned to Aug. 20.
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