OKLAHOMA CITY — A former Mustang Public Schools payroll services director has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for defrauding the district and filing a false tax return, federal prosecutors announced in a press release.
Kim Weinrich, 68, of Mustang, was also ordered to pay nearly $600,000 in restitution — $470,385.21 to Mustang Public Schools and $125,585 to the Internal Revenue Service — and serve three years of supervised release after her prison term, according to court records.
Public records show Weinrich worked for the district from 2014 until April 2022, first as payroll supervisor and later as director of payroll services. Prosecutors believe that beginning in July 2016, Weinrich used the district’s payroll software to increase her pay each period and deposit the extra funds into her personal bank account.
According to court documents, the scheme caused several district employees to underreport federal and state tax withholdings, which reduced the amount of their tax refunds. Prosecutors believe the theft totaled about $470,000.
Records also show Weinrich altered payroll records to make it appear she had paid substantial amounts in federal income taxes, when in fact no federal income taxes were withheld. On April 5, 2022, she filed a federal tax return reporting income of $91,295, which prosecutors believe was substantially less than she actually received.
Weinrich was charged Dec. 3, 2024, with wire fraud and making and subscribing a false tax return. She pleaded guilty Dec. 12, 2024, admitting to increasing her pay through the payroll system, falsifying tax withholding information, and underreporting her income on her tax return.
At her sentencing hearing on July 30, 2025, U.S. District Judge Patrick R. Wyrick cited the substantial amount of money embezzled and her repeated fraudulent conduct in imposing the prison term, according to court records.
The IRS Criminal Investigation and the U.S. Secret Service investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Cole McFerren prosecuted.
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