A former plant maintenance manager at Emporia’s Tyson Fresh Meats facility will go to prison after pleading to wire fraud.
David John Ranger was sentenced Wednesday to 27 months in prison, followed by three years of postrelease supervision. Ranger will also pay restitution of over $410,000.
Ranger led Tyson’s local plant maintenance department from 2013 until September 2019 and was responsible for purchasing equipment, goods and services. Starting in December 2012, prosecutors said Ranger created a company in name only, “Electric Motor Repair.” He then used a Square account with his personal information, linked his personal bank account to Square and then deposited Tyson’s payments for Electric Motor Repair into his accounts. As a result, Tyson paid over $416,000 to Ranger’s fraudulent scheme.
Ranger pleaded guilty in mid-May.
