State v. Brown, 2008-L-152 (5-8-2009)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Melissa S. Brown appeals her seven-year sentence for aggravated theft and tampering with records. Ms. Brown pled guilty to both counts after it was discovered she embezzled over $150,000 from the First Church of Christ by abusing her position as the assistant finance administrator to tamper with the accounting records, charge personal items, and misappropriate money that was meant for missionaries and church programs.

{¶ 2} A repeat embezzler, Ms. Brown argues that the court erred by sentencing her to consecutive and maximum sentences because she is genuinely remorsefully this…