A Milwaukee woman who stole more than $35,000 from her former employer — JCPenney near 124th and Burleigh — was sentenced to probation plus jail time on Friday, January 24.
Umeko Dixon, 29, on December 11 pleaded guilty to one count of theft of movable property — greater than $10,000, as party to a crime filed in August. On Friday, she was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison and 18 months’ extended supervision, which was stayed, and Dixon was placed on probation for three years. Additionally, she was ordered to serve six months in the House of Correction with Huber release — ordered to report by 5 PM on February 3. Finally, she was ordered to pay $35,575 in restitution to JCPenney… Fox 6 Now