Jonesboro, AR – Jonesboro Right Now – A former Jonesboro store manager accused of using glue and fake numbers to mask a two-month embezzlement scheme has pleaded guilty and been ordered to pay back his former employer.
On Oct. 5, Cameron Scott Cooper, 47, entered a negotiated guilty plea to one felony count of theft of property greater than $5,000 but less than $25,000, and four counts of second-degree forgery. Circuit Court Judge Chris Thyer sentenced Cooper to 60 months of supervised probation.
Court documents also stated that Cooper must pay $16,933.75 in restitution through the Craighead County Sheriff’s Office. These payments are structured in regular monthly installments of $210 beginning on Nov. 1. This is in addition to various court costs and fines and being required to enroll in and complete a course to obtain his GED…