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WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A city woman&#8217;s involvement with a string of thefts has earned her two or more years in state prison.Courtney Marie Sadusky, 27, was sentenced Monday in Luzerne County Court to two to four years behind bars on two counts of theft and two counts of receiving stolen property, according to court papers. Two years probation will follow her prison term.Judge Tina Polachek Gartley imposed the sentence consecutive to a nine to 18-month sentence Sadusky is already serving for charges of conspiracy to commit burglary and conspiracy to commit robbery, court documents say.The woman is set to face more theft charges and a trespassing charge in September.According to a criminal complaint, Sadusky in January 2014 stole a wallet containing $150 belonging to a woman she knew. The woman later found the wallet, the money missing, inside Sadusky&#8217;s purse.When the woman confronted Sadusky about the theft, Sadusky allegedly replied, &#8220;What can I say?&#8221;A second complaint says Sadusky in October stole a blank check from another woman&#8217;s purse and attempted to cash it for $100.Police in two additional complaints allege that earlier this year, Sadusky pawned gold jewelry she had stolen from the mother of a man she met and befriended at a day reporting center while on probation.Sadusky admitted to the charges in June.<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By James O&#8217;Malleyjomalley@www.timesleader.com</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach James O&#8217;Malley at 570-991-6390 or on Twitter @TL_omalley.</shirttailMeta></div>

Wilkes-Barre woman sentenced on theft charges