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MINSTER – The former director of religious education at two area Catholic churches was sentenced to 360 days in jail, five years of community control sanctions and ordered to repay $209,556 on two theft charges.
Judge Frederick Pepple also ordered Jane M. Boeke, 57, of Minster to amend her tax returns within a year to reflect the added income at Boeke’s sentencing Friday in Auglaize County Common Pleas Court.
Boeke, surrounded by family and friends, had a hard time keeping her emotions intact as tears flowed down her face.
She told Pepple that her “primary goal in life” is to repay all the money. Boeke apologized to Pepple, the church, her family and the community, saying she was sorry she had brought shame upon herself.
“This is not the person I was brought up to be,” Boeke said. “Nothing justifies what I did. I tried to pay it back and I want to pay it back.”
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