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A judge in the U.S. District Court of Western Missouri sentenced local accountant Julie Hughes of Kansas City to two years and six months in federal prison without parole, after she pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $366,000 from a client.
Hughes worked as an accountant for Kansas City-based Professional Accounting Systems. She was assigned to prepare and distribute payroll for a small business client called Pathfinder Systems Inc. in Kansas City, which sells and repairs industrial equipment.
Hughes…