A resident of Paris, Kentucky, recently convicted of stealing bingo revenues, was yesterday sentenced to a 33-month incarceration period. Dorcas "Susie" Ormsby, who runs the Meteer School, an organization that provides a range of services for the city's poor, was convicted of two counts of fraud by which she pocketed funds generated by local charitable bingo halls.

Nevertheless, during her sentencing hearing, Ormsby claimed that she was innocent and that her only guilty point was poor bookkeeping. She also maintained that she had never kept the bingo money to herself and that she spent it on charitable causes. She said she was a victim of the judicial system.

The 56-year-old defendant was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jennifer Coffman, who refused to give Ormsby probation. Coffman was reported as saying that, although Dorcas was well-known for her good deeds, she must go to prison in order to set an example to potential bandits and promote their respect for the law. Charles Arnold, Ormsby's lawyer, said that he would appeal the conviction.