Thomas Ostrosky, the former director of a Toledo prison re-entry nonprofit, has been sentenced to 10-13 years in prison for stealing more than $200,000 from the organization.
According to the the Office of Attorney General Dave Yost, Ostrosky managed the Lazarus Experience, which he founded in 2017. The organization, no longer in operation, was described as a Christian ministry providing re-entry services to incarcerated men in northwest Ohio.
“He didn’t just steal money – he deprived the community of a helping hand for inmates seeking a fresh start as law-abiding citizens,” Yost said. “Now, it’s his turn to pay a debt to society.”
Ostrosky's sentencing follows his guilty plea last month to felony charges of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, theft from a person in a protected class, solicitation fraud and telecommunications fraud.
Besides the prison sentence, Ostrosky must pay restitution of $207,650, which the attorney general’s office will give to charity. He also is barred from holding a position of trust or handling the financial affairs of others.