KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A former clerk for the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office is being sentenced for an embezzlement charge.
47-year-old Marcie Copeland was sentenced Monday morning to 1-year of probation and a $1,000 court cost for a felony count of embezzlement of more than $20,000 but less than $50,000.
She will not have to do any jail time.
In October Copeland pleaded guilty to stealing money that was sent by family members to inmates to cover bond costs and other necessities.
She was fired in May once officials noticed the discrepancies in their accounts dating all the way back to June of 2018.
Copeland also worked as the treasurer for Decatur Public Schools, but has since resigned.
