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Last updated April 22, 2008 10:12 a.m. PT

Woman hooked on video poker must repay $39,000

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PORTLAND -- A former Multnomah County employee who claimed she was addicted to video poker must repay nearly $39,000.

The attorney for 37-year-old Diata Demanje Rhodes argued she should not be sent to prison because she was depressed over a breakup with her boyfriend, an abortion and the death of her dog before she began to steal money from the county to gamble with.

A judge agreed and sentenced Rhodes to five years on probation, 160 hours of community service and gambling treatment.

Rhodes resigned in September after county officials discovered money missing from a petty-cash account. She pleaded guilty in February to theft charges.

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