CBS News Miami was exclusively inside a Fort Lauderdale courtroom on Wednesday afternoon as a former principal from a Broward County Catholic school was sentenced after stealing more than $200,000 from the school.
Lori St. Thomas, 62, was sentenced to 10 years’ probation and ordered to pay $121,548 in restitution to St. Coleman Catholic School in Pompano Beach.
Circuit Court Judge Tim Bailey said St. Thomas was not a danger to the community and “not likely to reoffend.” He stated that the criteria were satisfied, and that “the need for restitution outweighed the need for incarceration.”…