Former, Memphis, Tennessee, police officer Arica Hutchison was sentenced to 6 months in jail plus two years supervised launch after pleading responsible to at least one depend of conspiracy to commit theft from a program receiving federal funds. This system in query was Crime Stoppers, which rewards individuals who present info resulting in an arrest in against the law. Based on court docket paperwork, Hutchison entered false info into division databases and listed an confederate as a tipster, after which she fraudulently obtained $18,500 from this system for the pretend ideas. Hutchison should additionally pay $22,000 in restitution, get a psychological well being evaluation and counseling, take a monetary literacy class, and endure substance abuse and alcohol therapy.