State v. Klippenstein

Brent Klippenstein, convicted upon his plea of guilty of the offense of felony theft in the District Court, Fourth Judicial District, Ravalli County, appeals from the judgment and sentence imposed upon him. On consideration, we affirm the sentence imposed with one modification.

The defendant was charged by information with one count of felony theft. The investigation revealed that he had embezzled approximately $396,000 from Washington Corporation over a four-year period. He embezzled the money by channeling false purchase orders through a nonexistent tire company he had set up. Some of the…