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Beginning in 1988, Conoco sent Mr. Dykstra's royalty
payments to Lauck in satisfaction of the mechanic's lien.
Despite repeated requests from Mr. Dykstra, Lauck never accounted
to Mr. Dykstra for the amounts received from Conoco.
Embezzled Funds
Mrs. Dykstra has a high school education. From March 1,
1994, to December 20, 1995, Mrs. Dykstra was employed as a
bookkeeper and office manager by the Robins Group, Inc. (Robins).
During 1994 and 1995, Mrs. Dykstra embezzled a total of $24,9072
and $53,613, respectively, from Robins.
Initially, she used the money she took to help pay for trips
to visit her gravely ill grandchild who lived out-of-state.
During this time, Mr. Dykstra was unemployed and suffering from
alcoholism and a gambling addiction. Later, she used the money
to help her daughter and grandchild with their expenses and to
pay her and Mr. Dykstra's living expenses.
Mrs. Dykstra initially believed that she would pay Robins
back. She anticipated receiving a salary increase when promoted
to office manager and a large yearend bonus. In late December
1995, Mrs. Dykstra realized that she would never be able to repay
the moneys taken, and she confessed to numerous officers of
Robins. On June 5, 1996, Mrs. Dykstra pleaded guilty to one
2 For convenience, all numbers have been rounded to the
nearest dollar.
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