Lawrence woman gets two years in prison for embezzlement

LAWRENCE – A Lawrence woman has been sentenced to two years in prison for embezzlement and ordered to pay $837,000 in restitution to her former employer.

The U.S. attorney’s office says Sharon Ann Holladay, 58, of Lawrence, was sentenced Wednesday for stealing from Westheffer Company.

The Lawrence business manufactures and sells agricultural chemical spray equipment.

Holladay was the compnay’s office manager and transferred money from the operations account to a petty cash fund she controlled. She also gave herself unauthorized bonuses and commissions and made unauthorized purchases with the company’s credit card.

This story was originally published March 12, 2015 at 8:12 AM with the headline "Lawrence woman gets two years in prison for embezzlement."