AN ARKANSAS WOMAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED AFTER STEALING NEARLY $800,000 FROM THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE. LISA MCMAHON WAS PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED BY THE INSTITUTE AS A PAYROLL SPECIALIST. OFFICIALS SAY MCMAHON ALTERED PAYROLL RECORDS TO CONCEAL PAYMENTS TO HER PERSONAL ACCOUNTS BETWEEN 2005 AND 2012. SHE PLEADED GUILTY IN MARCH TO ONE COUNT OF DEFRAUDING MBARI. MCMAHON WAS SENTENCED YESTERDAY (MON) TO A YEAR AND HALF IN FEDERAL PRISON.
