Woman Gets 2 Years for Stealing From WASA

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Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, September 17, 2009; 5:23 PM

A 39-year-old Fort Washington woman was sentenced Wednesday in the District's federal court to two years in prison for stealing more than $200,000 from the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority over a three-year span.

Sonia R. Coleman, a former payroll specialist at WASA, pleaded guilty May 4 to interstate transportation of stolen money. Prosecutors said Coleman manipulated WASA's payroll system to steal $236,256 starting in late 2004.



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