[MSN] A former accounting and human resources assistant at the Arizona Memorial has pleaded guilty to stealing $170, 000 from the non-profit museum which supports the free memorial.

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Thursday, October 11th, 2007 1:27 PM HST  
 
Former employee pleads guilty to Arizona Memorial museum theft   
By Associated Press  
  
HONOLULU (AP) _ A former accounting and human resources assistant at the
Arizona Memorial has pleaded guilty to stealing $170,000 from the non-profit
museum which supports the free memorial. 

Fe Nakahara of Waipahu admitted to taking cash from the museum bookstore and
spending it on herself, her boyfriend and family members. 

Magistrate Judge Kevin Chang heard the 43-year-old grandmother plead guilty
to charges of larceny and filing a false income tax return. 

Nakahara was employed by the museum from 2002 to 2005. 

Memorial officials say none of the money has been recovered. 

Nakahara faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000
fine. Sentencing is scheduled for February. 

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