Oct 15, 2013 2 min read

WAYNESBURG – A former Greene County family court coordinator was placed on probation for two years Tuesday after pleading guilty to stealing $615 from the county.

Becky M. Cain, 34, of 211 Second Ave., Crucible, was employed in the prothonotary’s offiice when she voided receipts for cash paid to that office. The transactions took place from March 12, 2012, to Feb. 14 of this year. An internal audit by the Greene County controller’s office turned up the missing funds that resulted in charges of theft by unlawful taking and tampering with public records being filed against Cain May 15.

According to the criminal complaint, the voided receipts were completed through Cain’s computer, which could be accessed only by Cain’s fingerprint, or through the community computer to which others had access. However, the transactions from the community computer are initialized by the employee completing the transaction. In each of the instances in question, Cain initialed the voided receipts.

The customers whose receipts were marked void were contacted and their original receipts obtained. These receipts did not have void marked on them, indicating a payment was received. Cain initially told police she did not remember taking the money and suggested someone else could have used her computer when she was out of the office.

When asked at sentencing by Senior Judge Terry Grimes if she used the money for personal gain, Cain said, “Yes.”

She was employed in the office for about five years. Greene County Prothonotary Susan White presented the court with a written impact statement and also addressed the court personally and on behalf of her office.

White said she knew Cain her entire life and said she wanted the situation resolved so her office can move forward.

“I hope whatever sentence you impose will help her address her problems,” White said emotionally.

Before imposing sentence, Grimes said he felt it was in the best interest of justice to accept a plea agreement reached in the case between her attorney and the commonwealth.

Grimes said Cain’s fine of $500 plus court costs and the $615 restitution to the county would be automatically deducted from the pension fund Cain established as an employee. The remainder of the balance would be given back to Cain. In addition, Cain is required to perform 100 hours of community service and undergo random drug and alcohol testing as requested by the county’s probation department.