TAMAQUA, Pa. — A former Major with the Salvation Army has pleaded no-contest to theft charges in Schuylkill County.
Sharon Whispell made the plea to charges of theft, reckless endangerment, and risking a catastrophe.
A no-contest plea means she does not admit guilt but agrees to be sentenced as if she is guilty
Police say she stole more than $100,000 from the Salvation Army in Tamaqua and then set a fire in the building last year.
Whispell will serve 11 and a half to 23 months in jail and must pay back $80,000 in restitution to the Tamaqua Salvation Army.
