EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - A former employee of the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office has been sentenced by a federal judge.

As we told you, Regene Newman pleaded guilty to wire fraud.

[Previously: Former Prosecutor’s Office employee pleads guilty after $90K goes missing]

Officials say she used a department credit card like it was her own, spending more than $90,000.

Newman’s attorney says she was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release.

Records show Newman was released “pending designation.”

Her attorney says a surrender date is usually given within about four to six weeks.

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