STURGIS, S.D. –A former Sturgis area lawyer who pleaded guilty to 57 charges related to bank fraud, wire fraud and money laundering was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison Monday.
Rena Hymans of Vale was ordered to self-surrender to the U.S. Marshals by Aug. 24 to serve out her sentence.
Federal Judge Jeffrey Viken sentenced Hymans to a concurrent 30-month sentence on five charges with no supervised custody to follow and four days credit from previous jail time.
Hymans will also have to pay $143,969.37 to the family of the man Hymans stole money from and $20,000 to the client assistance bond to the state bar.