A Deschutes County Sheriff's Office patrol car(Andy Tullis/Bulletin file photo)

Former Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Scott Beard’s former mistress was sentenced Monday in federal court in Eugene to three years of probation for lying to federal agents investigating Beard’s embezzlement from the sheriff’s office.

Krista Mudrick, 36, pleaded guilty Sept. 15 to lying to FBI and IRS agents about knowing where the money supporting her and Beard’s lavish lifestyle came from. Beard stole $205,747 from the office in 2014 and 2015 and claimed to have spent most of the money on Mudrick. The two took “sex trips” to South Africa and Amsterdam, as well as trips to Seattle and Reno, Nevada, according to a sentencing memorandum filed in federal court Dec. 30.

Beard was sentenced Sept. 8 to five years in prison.

During the 2014 Amsterdam trip, the couple indulged in use of cocaine, marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms with stolen money, according to the sentencing memo.

Beard also used the money to pay Mudrick’s moving expenses and rent after she separated from her husband. Beard did this while married to another woman. In addition, he used the money to buy Mudrick a car, a motorcycle, rifles, voice lessons, cosmetic surgeries, concert tickets, a gym membership and tanning sessions, the memorandum states.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank R. Papagni sought a sentence of five years of probation and 400 hours of community service. U.S. District Judge Michael J. McShane opted for a three-year probation term and 200 hours of community service.

Throughout court proceedings, including during the sentencing, Mudrick maintained she did not know Beard was stealing from the sheriff’s office. McShane acknowledged he wasn’t sure what Mudrick did or didn’t know, Papagni said Monday.

However, in his memorandum, Papagni said there is “no question” that Mudrick was in the loop. Although Mudrick told agents that Beard didn’t pay for her Harley Davidson motorcycle or the international trips, Beard paid cash for the motorcycle and had it registered in Mudrick’s name as to not leave a paper trail, Papagni argued. In July and August of 2015, Beard deposited $14,650 into Mudrick’s bank account to pay for her cosmetic surgeries.

“In return, (Mudrick) provided him carnal and companion benefits,” Papagni wrote in the memorandum.

When questioned, Beard said all the money was spent on Mudrick, except for $10,000 donated to a South African orphanage, and $5,000 to $10,000 given to random homeless people as part of his “repentance,” the memorandum states. However, the memorandum claims the donation to the orphanage was actually found to be $90.03.

Papagni said it was troubling that Mudrick continued to lie about how much she knew, specifically since the criminal charge was for lying. However, in the memorandum, he states she has reunited with her husband and is working to finish college. She is at a low risk to reoffend, he states.

— Reporter: 541-383-0376, awieber@bendbulletin.com