MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – A bench warrant had been issued for former Macomb County clerk Karen Spranger on Sept. 10 after she failed failed to appear for a review hearing. Spranger pleaded no contest to a lesser charge in a case accusing her of stealing money from a 78-year-old woman in her care. She was also ordered to immediately pay $1,660 in restitution -- the amount she was accused of stealing from the woman. Pictures from a Chase Bank in January 2019 showed Spranger making the withdrawals allegedly without permission from the victim. Spranger was accused of assaulting the woman when she was confronted but was not charged with assault.