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Wanted fugitive found in Oklahoma motel

HUGO, OK - A Lamar County woman, wanted for allegedly embezzling nearly $80,000 from a Reno business, has been found and arrested.

A tip to law enforcement led authorities to Amanda Akin Smith, who was reported to be staying at a motel in Hugo, Oklahoma. Lamar County Crime Stoppers recently put out a request for public help in finding Smith.

The money she allegedly stole was from a business where Smith was formerly employed.