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A former St. Louis Community College employee pleaded guilty to stealing $7.5 million over a 20-year period.
Donald Robison admitted he embezzled money allocated for job training programs established by the Missouri Department of Economic Development.
The former manager of the college's Workforce Solutions Group, Robison was ordered to pay $11 million, including the profits of the scheme.
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