BETTER THAN PRISON –
May 6, 2023 – A woman with a history of forging checks received two suspended 19-48-month prison sentences and was ordered to pay nearly $4,900 in restitution.
Bobbi Mortimer, 39, has been in custody since Jan. 9 and admitted to a felony charge of theft in connection with bad checks written Dec. 21, 2022.
Mortimer was supposed to be participating in Western Nevada Regional Drug Court as part of a diversion granted on Nov. 1. That was revoked on Tuesday.
“I made the check myself and gave it to my sister to cash,” she said on Tuesday.
Her attorney said Mortimer requires a regimented program to stay sober.
Prosecutor Brittany Towne agreed to probation if Mortimer was in a strenuous treatment program.
“This will be the first time I do a serious drug rehab program,” Mortimer said.
She received the same sentence for both the check and the possession of a controlled substance charges and will serve them simultaneously if she fails the program.
