Chesterfield, MO|News|
Office Manager Embezzeled from Eye Docs Over Five Years
Rebecca Wagstaff must pay back $126,822 and spend a year in prison.

<b>Email: </b>jean.whitney@patch.com<b> <br>Phone: </b>314-223-3357<b><br>Hometown: </b>Chesterfield<b><br>Birthday: </b>April 27
<b>Bio</b>
I was born in the Central West End and by age eight lived in the Washington, D.C. area. I graduated from Syracuse University in upstate NY in three years, in newspaper journalism and British literature. Studied a year in London. Joined masters programs in newspaper journalism at University of Arizona in Tucson, and New York University.
I've worked in the publishing industry in magazine, books and newspaper in New York City, Silicon Valley, Madrid Spain, Tucson, and now the St. Louis area.
I won numerous awards reporting during the dot-com boom and bust on the San Francisco Peninsula.
I worked as part of a startup free daily newspaper that overran the competition on the San Francisco Peninsula with better reporting, and which was later bought by the San Jose Mercury News for millions of dollars.
I transferred to Chesterfield Patch from a South County Patch on Aug. 3, 2011.
Rebecca Wagstaff must pay back $126,822 and spend a year in prison.

John Rooney, who broadcasts every Cardinals game with Mike Shannon on KMOX, shared his baseball wisdom with Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce this week, in person.
By Oct. 17, Parkway district schools will change start and end times to do away with late arrivals by school bus riders.
Patrick McCormick, 53, turned himself in to St. Louis County Police after he was charged Wednesday.
Aldi's discount, bag-your-own grocery store is between The Home Depot and Lowes.
The event, which was held at Spirit Valley Farms in Chesterfield, was a benefit for the Wentzville-based nonprofit.
Event was held at Spirit Valley Farms in Chesterfield.
Oct. 1-2 contest here is considered a first step toward 2014 Olympics.
City council hears resident complaint over new RV ordinance.
Councilwoman: "There's too many obstacles."
Parkway District high school 10th grade students take tests Tuesday.
All four district high schools have semifinalists.
Neal Boyd announced he will run for a Missouri House seat next year.
It's at Bucholz Mortuary Chesterfield location.
It's red, white and black all over with the band playing, cheers, poms, football, and dance.
Drippy day finds work still proceeding.
The family of Chesterfield crash victim Janet Esrock has services planned for Friday.
Police say an 18-year-old boy faces misdemeanor charges and possibly expulsion from Parkway Central High School.
An 18-year-old boy faces day in court on harassment misdemeanor, and expulsion hearing in school district.