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January 23, 2009
Oregon Nursing Home Owner Sentenced in Theft
Peg Marino, former owner of St. Rita's Senior Care Community in Salem, Oregon, pled guilty to two counts of criminal mistreatment in connection to the theft of more than $58,000 belonging to four residents. She was sentenced January 22, 2009 to twelve months in prison and ordered to repay $50,000.
The Oregon Department of Human Services took control of the facility in 2007 and appointed a trustee to run the day-to-day operations. The facility's 48 residents were eventually moved to other facilities after substandard care and abuse allegations were uncovered.
