Rick Turner, 40, of Bethany, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Kansas City to three years and nine months, without parole, for stealing more than $540,000 from an elderly client. Turner was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G. Kays during a hearing on Monday. Turner, a former Harrison County prosecutor, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of false statements on his tax return.
Judge Kays ordered Turner to pay restitution to his former client, followed by restitution payments to the I.R.S. and to the Missouri Department of Revenue, according to U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson. He already has made two restitution payments to his former client totaling $193,753.