A jury on Wednesday found a former southeastern Kansas banker guilty on federal charges in an embezzlement case, U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said.

Keith L. Shaffer, 61, Altamont, Kan., was convicted on the following charges:
–Count one: Misapplication of bank funds.
–Count four: Wire fraud
–Count five: Misappropriation of insurance funds
–Counts six, seven and eight: Making a false statement on a federal tax return

— Count two was dismissed before trial. He was acquitted on count three.

-During trial, prosecutors presented evidence that while Shaffer was a bank employee he diverted more than $134,000 in commissions on sales of insurance belonging to the bank into his personal account. Shaffer was managing a bank subsidiary called Labette Insurance Company. He was a salaried employee of the bank and all commissions paid on sales by Labette Insurance belonged to the bank. As part of the scheme he submitted false information to the bank and to the Internal Revenue Service.

Sentencing is set for Feb. 6. He faces the following potential penalties:
–Counts one: Up to 30 years in federal prison and a fine up to $1 million on each count.
–Count four: Up to 20 years and a fine up to $250,000.
–Count five: Up to 10 years and a fine up to $250,000.
–Counts six, seven and eight: Up to three years and a fine up to $25,000 on each count.

A retired police lieutenant will serve two years on probation for filing false documents so he would be paid for providing armed engagement training for law enforcement officers. He also was ordered to pay $56,400 in restitution.

U.S. Attorney Tom Beall said Kevin P. Vaughn, 52, Wichita, Kan., who retired in March 2015 after 28 years with the Wichita Police Department, pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement of public funds and one count of mail fraud.

In his plea, Vaughn admitted he falsified reports to make it appear his company, Red Mist Tactical, had completed all of 15 eight-hour classes as the company’s contract required. The money for the training came from a grant by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (DHS/FEMA) to the Kansas Highway Patrol and the North Central Regional Planning Commission.

Vaughn admitted he:
–Falsely reported conducting training in McPherson, Kan., on May 27 and May 28, 2015. In fact, the training sessions took place on June 3 and 4, 2015, after the deadline in the contract for the training to be completed. He forged officers’ signatures on sign-up sheets.
–Falsely reported conducting eight hours of training on May 22, 2015, during the Wichita Police Department Ladies Range Day. In fact, the training lasted four hours and it was not approved by the police department.
–Falsely reported offering training in Sumner County on April 27 and May 1, 2015. In fact, there was no training on those days.
–Falsely reported offering training in Sumner County on April 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24, 2015. In fact, there was no training on those days.

A Kansas City woman was charged in federal court Wednesday with setting fires as diversions while she was shoplifting at three separate grocery stores.

U.S. Attorney Tom Beall says Tahmekah D. Henson, 40, Kansas City, Kan., is charged with three counts of arson. The fires are alleged to have been set at the following locations:

— Save A Lot, 2815 State Avenue, Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 5, 2016.
— Save A Lot, 2102 Metropolitan, Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 5, 2016.
— Happy Foods, 5420 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kan., Nov. 5, 2016.

Documents filed in the case allege Henson set fires in store aisles so she could leave the stores with shoplifted meats during the confusion. In each case there were customers and employees in the stores.

If convicted, she faces a penalty of not less than five years and not more than 20 years and a fine up to $250,000 on each count.