Former Bush Adviser Gets Probation
By STEPHEN MANNING
Associated Press Writer
ROCKVILLE, Md.
A former White House adviser pleaded guilty to theft Friday, briefly breaking into tears as he tried to explain to a judge why he made phony returns at discount department stores while working as a top aide to President Bush.
"Something did go very wrong," Claude Allen said.
Allen, 45, pleaded guilty in Montgomery County Circuit Court to one misdemeanor count of theft under $500. He was sentenced to two years of supervised probation and ordered to pay a $500 fine.
Allen must also pay $850 in restitution to Target Corp. and perform 40 hours of community service.
In a short statement before he was sentenced, Allen, who made $160,000 a year as a domestic policy adviser, did not directly say why he made thousands of dollars worth of fraudulent returns to Target and other stores last year.
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