Former OSU Employee Sentenced For Embezzlement From The School

A former Oklahoma State University employee who pleaded guilty in July of embezzling more than $80,000 from the school has been ordered to serve two years of a 10 year prison sentence.

Cynthia Low, 47, appeared in a Payne County courtroom on Friday for her sentencing.

According to court records, Low used an OSU issued credit card to purchase a number of items, including $2,300 in sex toys.

She was arrested and charged in March 2011 after an investigation by OSU.

Low worked in the Stillwater school's Chemistry department was suppose to use the credit card for laboratory and office supplies.

The judge also ordered Low to pay almost $84,000 in restitution.

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