Former auto dealership employee Fournier sentenced on embezzlement, fraud

LANCASTER — A North Country woman who was convicted of two felony counts embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from two different northern New Hampshire car dealerships who treated her as family will spend up to 14 years in the New Hampshire State Prison after a judge determined the prosecutor’s recommendation was the right one.

Now a convicted felon, as Judge Peter H. Bornstein addressed her, he sentenced Tina Fournier to serve two, consecutive 3½-to 7-year prison sentences. Fournier must repay the money to the victims as well. Fournier pleaded guilty to stealing about $350,000 from the Brooks Chevrolet and later, Noyes auto dealership when its name was changed. The amount of the theft is possibly higher. The money was embezzled from the dealerships’ checking accounts. She also used company credit cards without prior permission, the court said.