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Puppy charges pleaded By Mark Harrison The Times-Journal Published February 17, 2006 A Fort Payne woman has been sentenced to two years probation after pleading guilty to theft charges related to the operation of a puppy mill. Barbara Beck entered the plea Monday, avoiding a jury trial set to begin that day in DeKalb County Circuit Court. DeKalb County Sheriff’s Investigator Rhonda Jackson said Beck sold puppies from her Fort Payne home using the Internet. Jackson said there were numerous complaints filed in 2004 from Beck’s would-be customers from all across the country, claiming receipt of a sick puppy, the wrong puppy or no puppy at all. Jackson said some of the dogs were being kept in small crates at Beck’s home, adjacent to an outdoor storage area. DeKalb County Assistant District Attorney Scott Lloyd said Beck pleaded guilty to nine counts of theft by deception. He said each charge stemmed from an individual customer complaint. Lloyd said many of those customers asked for their money back. He said a restitution hearing is scheduled for April. Share | Save | Mail | Print

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