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(Source: gainesvilletimes.com) Updated: Sept. 18, 2018, 8:10 p.m.

A woman who worked as an accounting specialist at the Gainesville Housing Authority pleaded guilty last week to selling $28,000 of stolen office supplies on her personal eBay account, according to court documents.

Jennifer Sipe pleaded guilty to one count of federal program theft. She was sentenced Thursday, Sept. 13, to 12 months on probation.

The Times reached out to multiple housing authority officials for comment, but those attempts were unsuccessful. Sipe’s attorney Judy Fleming did not return multiple attempts for comment Tuesday from The Times.

According to U.S. District Court documents, Sipe worked with the housing authority between July 2012 and August 2017. One of her duties included ordering office supplies...