Parents Embezzled Disabled GI’s Money
January 20, 2011
Knight Ridder/Tribune
A combination of jail time and community service has been ordered for the couple accused of misappropriating as much as $167,000 of their disabled son's assets.
The Naults' son, Shane, was a U.S. Army specialist who was severely injured following a May 2007 explosion in Baghdad.
"We love our son," Michael Nault said Thursday as he fought back tears before he and his wife Lori were sentenced for embezzling their son's money.
Eau Claire County assistant district attorney Gary Schuster said the Naults misused at least $100,000 of their son's money -- about $50,000 of which was used for gambling.
"We're sorry for what we've done," Michael Nault said.
