TACOMA — A longtime employee at a military hotel on Joint Base Lewis-McChord has been sentenced to two years in prison and treatment for a gambling addiction after she stole at least $250,000 in government funds.
Gail Moody had worked for 27 years at the Rainier Inn, which provides affordable housing for military personnel and their families. From 2010 to 2012 she stole more than $250,000 in cash receipts. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said the amount might have been more: It was impossible to determine if any thefts occurred before 2010 because the computer system had been changed.
Staff noticed discrepancies between the cash receipts and what had been deposited in the hotel’s bank accounts when she took a leave in 2012.
In a letter, Moody told U.S. District Judge Ron Leighton she was ashamed and that she intends to pay the money back.
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