{"id":7171,"date":"2026-01-07T06:14:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T12:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=7171"},"modified":"2026-01-07T06:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T12:14:24","slug":"rothsay-mn-ex-clerk-sentenced-67k-restitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/rothsay-mn-ex-clerk-sentenced-67k-restitution\/","title":{"rendered":"Rothsay MN: Ex-Clerk Sentenced, $67K Restitution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- WordPress-ready HTML --><\/p>\n<p><strong>ROTHSAY, MINN.<\/strong> \u2014 The former Rothsay city clerk has been sentenced in a felony theft case tied to city utility payments and a local fundraiser.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lisa M. Zimmerman<\/strong> was sentenced to <strong>30 days of electronic home monitoring<\/strong> and <strong>five years of supervised probation<\/strong>, according to court records.<\/p>\n<p>Zimmerman has also been ordered to pay <strong>$67,000 in restitution<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Plea deal<\/h2>\n<p>Under a plea agreement, Zimmerman pleaded guilty to <strong>one count of felony theft<\/strong>. Other counts were dismissed under the deal.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7172\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7172\" style=\"width: 226px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7172\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lisa-M.-Zimmerman-226x300.png\" alt=\"Lisa M. Zimmerman\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lisa-M.-Zimmerman-226x300.png 226w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Lisa-M.-Zimmerman.png 312w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lisa M. Zimmerman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What prosecutors alleged<\/h2>\n<p>Court documents say Zimmerman took <strong>cash utility payments<\/strong> made to the City of Rothsay.<\/p>\n<p>The documents also allege she took money collected for <strong>a local cancer patient<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>More local coverage at <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>TRF News<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chris Harper reporting for TRF News.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ROTHSAY, MINN. \u2014 The former Rothsay city clerk has been sentenced in a felony theft case tied to city utility payments and a local fundraiser. Lisa M. Zimmerman was sentenced to 30 days of electronic home monitoring and five years of supervised probation, according to court records. 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