A former South Tucson Police Lieutenant who pleaded guilty in January to embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from the department, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison today.
Richard Garcia admitted to stealing $560,000 from the South Tucson Police Department between 2004 and 2007. He said it was to feed a gambling habit.
In May, FBI agents served search warrants at South Tucson City Hall, STPD, and Garcia's West side home.
Garcia was the second highest ranking officer in South Tucson, when the department fired him last June.
He has 30 days to either report to the prison directly or come to federal court and be remanded into custody of the federal marshals.
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