Idaho Cashier, Pleads Guilty to Stealing $100K From Dairy Queen Cash Register Over 20 Months

BURLEY — A former Dairy Queen employee recently pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $100,000 from the chain’s Burley burger joint.

Lisa Ann Fabela, 31, of Burley, agreed Friday to plead guilty to grand theft for taking $97,590 from a cash register at the Burley Dairy Queen from April 2007 to December 2009. She’ll be sentenced in Cassia County 5th District Court at 11 a.m. March 22.

The Cassia County Prosecutor’s Office recommends Fabela serve 1 1/2 years to 10 years in prison. She will also undergo a mental health evaluation before sentencing.

Under the plea agreement, Fabela will be ordered to pay an undetermined amount of restitution to her former employer and will retain the right to appeal her sentence.

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