MASON CITY, Iowa – An Albert Lea man charged with embezzling thousands of dollars from the restaurant he worked at last year has been sentenced. Brandon Michael Gladue, 38, pleaded guilty to 3rd-degree theft for stealing cash deposits from the Clear Lake Perkins restaurant in 2020 and using the money to gamble at a casino. He was sentenced Monday to seven days in jail, and one year of probation. A judge also ordered the 38 year old to pay nearly $7-grand [$6,637] in restitution.
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