A woman accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from St. Catherine’s University with a man she was romantically linked with has pleaded guilty.
Laura Jean Fero, 55, entered a guilty plea to theft by swindle, agreeing to serve a stayed sentence of up to three years of probation and pay restitution fees of $25,000; she will not see jail time. An additional five theft charges Fero had been facing will be dropped as part of the agreement.
At this time, a sentencing date has not been set…