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Accountant pleads no contest to stealing $7M from nonprofit

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“It was important for them to be here. We waited a long time for today and we’re glad that we’re able to put it behind us.”

Lei Fountain

Executive director, The Arc of Hawaii, shown Wednesday outside the courtroom with clients

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Lola Jean Amorin, right, former bookkeeper for The ARC in Hawaii, with husband Albert Amorin, pleaded to charges Wednesday that she stole millions from the non-profit. The couple also pleaded to charges that they didn’t pay taxes on the stolen money.