Demotte Woman Sentenced, Must Repay Victim over $1.4 Million

 
 
A Demotte woman was recently sentenced in U.S. District Court after pleading guilty in a plea agreement to the felony offenses of Mail Fraud and Tax Evasion.

Senior District Judge James Moody sentenced Linda Lyrla, 58, to 46 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release on the charges. Lyrla was also ordered to pay restitution totaling a little more than $1.4 million to the victims and forfeiture of just under $1.4 million.

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