Former Sheriff’s Office employees Rodney Madere Jr., Zain Stillinger, and Derek Pertuis each pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of felony theft between $5,000.00 to $25,000.00, as well as abuse of office and public payroll fraud.
After pleading guilty, Madere received the maximum sentence to each felony: ten years for felony theft, five years for abuse of office, and two years for public payroll fraud. Those sentences were suspended and ordered to be served concurrently. The ten year sentence will be supervised by the department of probation and parole for a period of three years.
Madere was also sentenced to twelve months of home incarceration under continuous GPS ankle-monitoring paid for at his own expense and was also ordered to pay restitution to the state totaling $75,028.77 as well as an additional fine of $5,000.00.
Pertuis received a sentence of five years for felony theft, five years for abuse of office, and two years for public payroll fraud. Those sentences were suspended and ordered to be served concurrently. The five year sentence will be supervised by the department of probation and parole for a period of three years.
Pertuis was also sentenced to six months of home incarceration under continuous GPS ankle-monitoring paid for at his own expense and was also ordered to pay restitution to the State totaling $2,716.39 as well as an additional fine of $5,000.00.
Stillinger received a sentence of five years for felony theft, five years for abuse of office, and two years for public payroll fraud. Those sentences were suspended and ordered to be served concurrently. The five year sentence will be supervised by the department of probation and parole for a period of three years.
Stillinger was also sentenced to six months of home incarceration under continuous GPS ankle-monitoring paid for at his own expense and was also ordered to pay restitution to the state totaling $1,970.43 as well as an additional fine of $2,500.00.
The three men were arrested in July following an investigation into allegations involve the misappropriation/misuse of Sheriff’s Office resources, equipment, and manpower.
