More theft charges for state worker

A Georgia Tech employee convicted of stealing state funds faces new theft charges. Cobb County police say they think Donna Gamble stole money from a middle school marching band. A warrant says Gamble is suspected of taking nearly $12,000 while she was treasurer of the Marietta Middle School band boosters in 2006. The 43-year-old is serving a 32-month sentence in a Florida prison after admitting to a five-year spending spree of more than $300,000 in personal expenses on her university credit card.

(Associated Press)

Former GA Tech employee sentenced

A former accountant at the Georgia Institute of Technology charged with using state credit cards for personal use has been sentenced to three years and eight months in federal prison. Donna Gamble of Marietta pleaded guilty to stealing more than $300,000 from the school. The 43-year-old Gamble admitted purchasing more than 3,800 personal items, including a $1,900 margarita mixer, over a five-year period. She created phony receipts and made false entries in accounting records to conceal the charges.

Former Georgia Tech employee admits theft

A former Georgia Tech employee has pleaded guilty to cheating the university and the National Science Foundation out of more than $300,000. Donna Renee Gamble of Marietta admitted to using a state credit card to buy personal items over a five-year period. Auditors said her purchases included season tickets to football games and a $1,900 frozen drink machine.

Former Tech employee charged

A former Georgia Tech employee was charged today with stealing more than $300,000 using state-issued credit cards. Donna Gamble faces 22 federal counts of mail fraud and theft. Prosecutors say she created fake receipts to conceal the purchases and then made false entries in Georgia Tech's accounting records. Auditors say her purchases included season tickets to football games and a $1,900 frozen drink machine.

Tech employee investigated for misuse of grant money

Federal agents have searched the home of a former Georgia Tech employee who is accused of racking up more than $316,000 in personal charges on her state credit card.

Federal documents say Donna Gamble used grant money over five years from the National Science Foundation to buy more than 3,800 items including a personal watercraft and a wide-screen television.

Gamble has NOT been charged with a crime.

The search came amid increased scrutiny of the use of so-called p-cards and reports of misuse.

State workers use the charge cards to make work-related purchases and the bills are paid by the worker's agency.