Gayle Fuchs of Sikeston, Missouri, was found guilty of embezzling more than $168,000 from the bank where she worked. The minimum sentence for this crime is 18 months in prison, according to federal guidelines. However, a reduced sentence can be handed out if the accused was "psychologically diminished" and didn't know right from wrong. Her attorney argued that Fuchs was psychologically diminished while embezzling funds because she was distraught over her inability to conceive a child. In August, the judge sentenced her to four months in prison.

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