Liz Gutierrez, 47, of Ridgefield, the former Fairfield Housing Authority executive director, was sentenced to six months of house arrest and five years of probation for embezzling $30,000 from the authority in 2011.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Gutierrez served as the Executive Director for the Fairfield Housing Authority from approximately July 2010 to December 2011.
In the summer of 2011, Gutierrez issued two checks, each in the amount of $15,000, from the Fairfield Housing Authority’s checking account and subsequently deposited them into her own checking account, according to court testimony and evidence.
On June 4, Gutierrez pleaded guilty to one count of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds. Gutierrez was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford. Gutierrez was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $30,000.
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