{"id":195044,"date":"2026-03-17T15:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/195044\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T15:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:35:07","slug":"tallahassee-woman-sentenced-for-grand-theft-after-stealing-over-500k-from-employer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/195044\/","title":{"rendered":"Tallahassee woman sentenced for grand theft after stealing over $500K from employer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) &#8211; A Tallahassee woman pleaded no contest to grand theft after being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/12\/20\/tallahassee-woman-arrested-accused-stealing-500k-employer\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wctv.tv\/2025\/12\/20\/tallahassee-woman-arrested-accused-stealing-500k-employer\/\">accused of stealing thousands of dollars from her employer. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Regina Peacock entered her plea earlier this month and was sentenced to 90 days in jail. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Peacock pleaded no contest to grand theft after being accused of stealing thousands of dollars...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/7EIIHSQJ5BDUVDXC33NMKS4OOU.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Peacock pleaded no contest to grand theft after being accused of stealing thousands of dollars from her employer.(Leon County Jail)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Peacock\u2019s jail time will only be served on weekends, according to court documents. She also must pay back the over $500,000 she stole.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">She was arrested in Dec. and, according to arrest documents, was an office manager for a Tallahassee doctor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-center article-text\">More on crime in our area:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Peacock made duplicate employee profiles in payroll systems to get paid extra, according to arrest papers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Between January 2018 and March 2025, she allegedly paid herself $509,633, court records show. 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