Alleged Embezzler Arraigned in District Court

An arraignment hearing was held Thursday in Fourth Judicial District Court for a woman who is charged with 13 counts of felony theft for allegedly embezzling from a Sheridan based nonprofit foundation. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.

On November 10, 2025, the Sheridan Police Department responded to an embezzlement complaint made by the attorney for the B.F. and Rose H. Perkins Foundation. The Perkins Foundation is a Sheridan based nonprofit that awards interest free loans to college students and medical grants to children and young adults.

The Perkins Foundation reported to law enforcement that former Foundation Manager Bobbi Jo Neeson had embezzled money from the Foundation. A subsequent investigation led to Neeson’s arrest on March 13, 2026.

At an arraignment hearing Thursday in District Court, Neeson pleaded not guilty to 13 counts of felony theft. District Court Judge Ben Kirven did not immediately set a date for trial or the pretrial conference, but said that counsel would be notified once a setting for both are set. 

According to court documents, Neeson allegedly embezzled $631,535 between 2013 and May of 2025 by placing an additional loan onto a current loan recipients account, as if they had requested and received the funds, and then deposited the student loan into one of her personal bank accounts, with the recipient being unaware that the loan had been placed on their account. 

Neeson also allegedly made approximately $4,200 in unauthorized rent payments for her son, who was renting a space in the same building where the Perkins Foundation is located on Loucks Street in Sheridan. Each felony theft charge is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.

Also from District Court:

An arraignment hearing was held Thursday in Fourth Judicial District Court in Sheridan for 35-year-old Daniel Clark. On March 6, 2026, the owner of the Sports Stop contacted the Sheridan Police Department about an employee who had been stealing from the business. An investigation led to the arrest of Clark on March 25.

Clark, at Thursday’s hearing, pleaded not guilty to one count of felony theft for allegedly stealing over $3,000 while he was the manager of Adventure Sports, which is a portion of the Sports Stop.  The alleged criminal activity occurred between, January 18, 2025, and February 17, 2026. A pretrial conference will take place September 8 at 9:30 am. District Court Judge Darci Phillips scheduled a two-day jury trial to begin September 28. If convicted, Clark faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.

Change of Plea

A change of plea hearing was held Thursday in Fourth Judicial District Court in Sheridan for 46-year-old Holly Sabo. On December 10, 2025, Sabo was arrested for unlawfully using a debit, credit or charge card between February 2025 and September 2025.

Pursuant to the terms of a plea agreement reached with the State, Sabo pleaded guilty to one count of felony theft. Three counts of felony unlawful use of a credit and one count of misdemeanor unlawful use of a credit were dismissed as part of the plea agreement.

The plea deal recommends a sentence of 2 ½ to 5 years in prison, suspended in lieu of a split-sentence of six months in jail to be followed by three years of supervised probation. Sabo agreed to pay $8,999 in restitution to the victim and if it is paid in full before sentencing, the State will change their recommendation from six months in jail to one month.

District Court Judge Darci Phillips ordered that a presentence investigation report be completed by the Department of Corrections Division of Probation and Parole and scheduled sentencing for July 23 at 8:30 am.