Ex-Carroll secretary gets six months for embezzlement

A former Carroll County school secretary was sentenced to six months in prison for stealing more than $13,000 in student funds.

While a secretary at Shiloh Middle School, Linda Sprinkle, 54, of Hanover, Pa., pocketed money collected at school dances, book fairs, field trips, fundraisers and a benefit for families of Sept. 11 victims, according to court documents. She was convicted in December.