NORWICH – A former Bainbridge business manager pleaded guilty to stealing $13,018 from her employer, Conklin Fashions Inc., in Chenango County Court Friday.

Carla S. Brooks pleaded guilty to third degree grand larceny, a D class felony, and was sentenced to five year probation, 1,000 hours of community service and must avoid further employment in accounting.

Judge W. Howard Sullivan noted in court that Brooks had already returned the stolen cash and had no prior criminal record.

District Attorney Joseph McBride said, “Not unlike other cases that have been before the court recently, Ms. Brooke is a defendant who betrayed her employers and stole considerable sums of money.”