Bookkeeper Convicted of Embezzlement

Woman convicted of embezzlement gave cash gift to DA’s wife
By Associated Press Wednesday, October 31, 2007
BOSTON - A woman headed to prison for four years for embezzlement told federal investigators she gave a $6,000 gift to the wife of Bristol District Attorney Samuel Sutter.
According to court documents, Grace Oliver of Acushnet gave expensive cars to boyfriends and cash gifts to friends, including Sutter’s wife, Dottie.
Oliver pleaded guilty in August to embezzling $1.1 million from Superior Drywall, a New Bedford company she worked for as a bookkeeper.
A spokesman for Sutter disputes the amount of the gift, saying Oliver gave the district attorney’s wife $4,000 and paid him $1,500 in legal fees.
He says Oliver gave the gifts because she was grateful for counseling she and her family received from Dottie Sutter’s mother.
The DA says he’s working with federal officials to return the money.