Seibers pleads guilty to forgery

By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard

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A local businessman who stole thousands of dollars from his former employer was given probation for his crimes this week.

The defendant, Jimmy Seibers, entered guilty pleas to one count of forgery over $1,000 and two counts of forgery. All three counts are felonies. He was directed to remain on supervised probation for a period of six years, three of which will be served on the community corrections program. He must also make over $2,000 in restitution to Stewart Plaza Pharmacy.

Seibers was arrested at his place of business, DME Oxygen, on Main Street last year after an investigation revealed he had stolen from his former employer, Stewart Plaza Pharmacy.

Specifically, lawmen say Seibers took checks from the Lazarus House Hospice which were meant as payment to Stewart’s. Police revealed Seibers had the checks sent to his home while an employee of Stewart’s and would then deposit them into his business account. The money was discovered missing after Seibers left employment with Stewart’s to open his own business.

Along with the forgeries, lawmen also charged Seibers with taking $16,000 in medical equipment such as oxygen tanks, wheelchairs and walkers from his former employer.

Seibers entered his guilty pleas this week in neighboring Van Buren County before Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley where he faced similar charges as result of the Stewart’s investigation. His Van Buren charges will run concurrently, or at the same time, as his Warren County probation giving him a total of six years probation.