SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A former southwest Missouri sheriff is set to be sentenced later this month for embezzlement and promoting a fraudulent investment scheme.

The Springfield News-Leader reports that a federal judge set a Feb. 25 sentencing hearing for Joey Kyle. He resigned as Christian County sheriff on the same day that he entered a plea in the case.

His plea agreement said he submitted phony invoices to the county for things that were never actually purchased. Prosecutors said he also received more than $20,000 to help promote an investment fraud scheme for an individual accused of cheating investors.

Under the plea deal, Kyle agreed to spend a year and one day in prison and pay more than $50,000 in restitution. He’s remained out of prison while waiting for a sentencing hearing.