Ex-worker sentenced for assisted living center thefts

WICHITA (AP) — An information systems director was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday for stealing $1.2 million from assisted living centers in Kansas and Missouri, thefts the judge said were motivated by a desire to enjoy a "lavish lifestyle."

U.S. District Judge J. Thomas Marten also ordered Brent Shryock of Augusta to repay the $1.2 million he took during the six years he worked at Presbyterian Manors of Mid-America. The judge imposed the prison sentence the parties had proposed in their plea deal. His ex-wife, Lori Shryock, faces sentencing Monday. Both pleaded guilty to mail fraud.

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