CONCORD — The owner of a non-profit that cared for the elderly must pay restitution of $490,947.88, serve six months in federal prison and then be on supervised release for a year, following her sentencing on filing false tax reports.
Berlin native Denise Thibodeau must self-report to begin her sentence at an undisclosed location by 2 p.m. on Friday, April 10.
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