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LISBON A Salem man was placed on community control and ordered to help repay $11,000 from an elderly man in December of 2019.
Dylan M. Kuzemchak, 22, Southeast Boulevard, pleaded guilty in November to grand theft, a fourth-degree felony.
Judge Megan Bickerton pointed out Kuzemchak had stolen a significant amount of money and then attempted to lie his way out of it. She asked Kuzemchak to explain why she should not send him to prison. Assistant County Prosecutor Alec Beech was recommending a six-month prison term.
“I made a mistake,” he said.
“A mistake that could lead to 18 months in prison,” Bickerton said.