Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Feb 22, 2013)  A New Rockford woman has been sentenced, after pleading guilty February 13, 2013 to theft of property, from the James River Humane Society, in connection with $22,000 missing from the Jamestown shelter.

30 year old Jillisa Lesmann was accused of making an unauthorized transfer of more than $10,000 between the dates of April 1, 2012, and June 12, 2012, from the James River Humane Society.

The theft was discovered by the shelter’s the executive board, reviewing monthly bank statements.

Southeast District Court Judge, John Greenwood, sentenced  Lesmann, the shelter’s former treasurer, to 30 days at the Stutsman County Correctional Center and to five years supervised probation.  A Class B felony is punishable by  a maximum of 10 years and $10,000 in fines.

She was also ordered to pay a $650 criminal administration fee, $100 defense/facility administration fee, $21,908.75 restitution and $25 victim-witness fee.

JRHS President, Jennifer Barnard says, a restitution amount, $21,908.75, is the figure they were able to prove Lesmann took through checks drawn on the society’s bank accounts.

The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office followed up with an investigation

The shelter has since made undisclosed changes in its bylaws to make sure  nothing like this happens in the future.