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STK # D19030A D19220B 2004 SUNFIRE AUTOMATIC $ 5,995 $ 5,995 $ 5,995 $ 98 bi- weekly * $ 8,495 A WOMAN who defrauded the Manitoba Community Newspaper Association of over $ 380,000 stemming from a gambling addiction was sentenced to one year in jail on Thursday. Kim Beauchamp, 47, who pleaded guilty to fraud over $ 5,000, was also given three years of supervised probation by provincial court Judge Heather Pullan. " It's clear there has to be some deprivation of your liberty here," Pullan told the court in sentencing. " The question, really, is whether it's by conditional sentence or by a term of incarceration." The fact Beauchamp double- billed MCNA clients on 24 separate occasions - putting one of the two cheques in her own bank account - over the course of over two years weighed heavy in the decision, Pullan noted. " There were 24 times you had to make a decision and you made it," the judge told Beauchamp. In all, Beauchamp, who handled the company's books, defrauded the MCNA of $ 385,562 from 2009 to 2011. The association had to pay a further $ 50,000 for a forensic audit and $ 30,000 to restructure their financial accounting. Beauchamp has since paid back $ 100,000 in restitution. The MCNA is a non- profit trade association for the newspaper industry that has been in existence since 1914. Beauchamp had been employed by the company since 2004. Beauchamp's lawyer, Ryan Rolston, had argued for a conditional sentence, noting Beauchamp had no previous criminal record and had expressed remorse and was continuing to attempt further restitution. " You're dealing with somebody who is the type of person who will continue to berate herself and remind herself of what she's done to herself and her family," Rolston said. " If anybody feels responsible and is the first to admit it, that is Mrs. Beauchamp." However, Crown attorney Jocelyn Ritchot said if not for the initial restitution, she would be seeking even more than one year incarceration. " She was in a position of great trust... and she broke that trust," Ritchot said. " It was a betrayal not only on a professional level, but a personal level as well." The court heard Beauchamp used the money to fund her addiction to VLT machines. The fraud was only uncovered after Beauchamp took an extended sick leave and the billing irregularities were discovered by her replacement at the association. The court heard Beauchamp not only suffered from a gambling addiction, but also depression, and on several occasions wrote emails of confessions to the fraud that were never sent. Beauchamp was charged in September 2011. randy. turner@ freepress. mb. ca Newspaper association bookkeeper sentenced Gets one year after stealing $ 380K By Randy Turner ' She was in a position of great trust... and she broke that trust. It was a betrayal not only on a professional level, but a personal level as well' A Winnipeg man blames an out- ofcontrol gambling addiction for fuelling a $ 2- million Ponzi scheme that bilked unsuspecting investors. Jack Michael Shapira, 48, was spared a jail sentence this week after pleading guilty to fraud over $ 5,000. Instead, he was given a two- year conditional sentence, which allows him to remain in the community, albeit under several restrictions, including a curfew. He has also been put on three years of supervised probation. Shapira was arrested three years ago following a lengthy RCMP investigation that began with several complaints from citizens who had poured money into his company, Keywest Leasing, between 2003 and 2008. The clients were told their money would be used for medical equipment purportedly leased to health- care agencies across the country. They were also told to expect returns of up to 30 per cent. Police found some of the companies named on the leases had no business relationship with the investment broker. Police say 11 investors lost about $ 270,000, with the most recent investors suffering the largest losses because the broker was unable to continue to find enough new investors to finance returns for the earlier investors. As part of his sentence, Shapira must make restitution payments to his many victims. Shapira has no prior criminal record and was desperate for funds to cover the losses he was incurring while gambling, court was told. - Mike McIntyre Gambler who defrauded investors of $ 2M spared prison A_ 09_ Aug- 10- 13_ FP_ 01. indd A9 8/ 9/ 13 9: 47: 40 PM ;