FREEPORT – Former realtor Daisymae Johnson will have to pay more than $144,000 in restitution to the 21 persons she stole money from in 2008 as part of the conditions of a plea agreement reached with the prosecution in the Supreme Court.
Johnson, 58, pleaded guilty to 10 counts of stealing by reason of service on Monday, foregoing a trial. She returned to court on Thursday and pleaded guilty to the remaining 11 counts.
Instead of the maximum of 10 years, the court imposed a six-year custodial sentence, which was suspended for two years so that Johnson could repay the monies.
Johnson, who operated a real estate company without a licence, stole a total of $144,785.34 between December 2007 and December 2008, from persons who made cash deposits to her on homes and lots that she never delivered.
The police received 21 complaints of stealing against Johnson between March 23, 2009 and November 13, 2009.
Senior Justice Hartman Longley told Johnson that she must pay a monthly sum of $6,855 to the Supreme Court, starting on November 19, on the second Monday of each month until the final payment is made.
