LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 52-year-old former Las Vegas church treasurer has been sentenced in Nevada to four years in federal prison for stealing nearly $1.5 million from his congregation.
U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden said Thursday that Gregory J. Olson also was sentenced for failing to report the embezzled money on his 2006-2009 tax filings.
Olson, who now lives in Ryder, North Dakota, pleaded guilty in May 2016 to wire fraud and tax fraud.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that dozens of affected Calvary Lutheran Church members were in the courtroom Wednesday when Olson asked U.S. District Judge Andrew Gordon for leniency.
Parishioner Alan Clark said they wanted to forgive Olson. But he still asked the judge to send Olson to prison.
Olson's attorney didn't immediately respond Thursday to messages.