A Festus woman has been ordered to pay $17,000 in restitution after admitting to stealing from a client of a Jefferson County program that provides services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, according to court records.
Laura E. Volkart, 43, pleaded guilty to felony financial exploitation of an elderly or disabled person. She was charged following an investigation by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.
Jefferson County Division 3 Circuit Judge Travis Partney on Sept. 16 suspended the imposition of a five-year prison sentence and ordered Volkart to repay the victim within 60 months. Volkart also was placed on five years’ probation, court records said…