Paula Deen's former housekeeper has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for stealing jewelry from the Food Network star's Georgia home.
The Savannah Morning News reports that Mary Alice White appeared in court last week to admit she repeatedly took jewelry from Deen's Wilmington Island home during her nine months of employment. She was also sentenced to six years' probation.
White was charged with theft on May 5 after she tried to pawn a pair of $18,000 earrings at a Savannah pawn shop. About The Author: Steven Rogers
