Monfore v. Persson

*627While employed as a bookkeeper for two related Eugene companies, petitioner started writing company checks to herself, stealing over $ 1.5 million over the course of six years. One of the companies finally caught on and reported her to police, at which point petitioner quickly confessed and then pleaded guilty to 84 charges of various theft offenses. The trial court sentenced her to 23 years, nine months' incarceration, based in part on its view that petitioner's crime forced one of the companies to go out of business, leaving 85 people without jobs.

Petitioner now seeks post-conviction relief…