By Ryan squanda

rsquanda@statenews.com

Brandi Eileen Moody, the former MSU employee who had previously been convicted of embezzling as much as $143,000 from MSU, was sentenced to five years of probation and a restitution fee of $43,000 to MSU. She has already paid back $100,000 of the money.

Moody was an administration assistant in the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine. MSU spokesperson Jason Cody told the LSJ she had been suspected of embezzling last August and was subsequently removed from her position.

“I just want to convey my deepest regret to Michigan State,” Moody said in court on Wednesday. “They were a wonderful employer.”

As of now, Moody’s sentencing of six months in the Ingham County Jail has been suspended by the court and she will not have to serve any time unless she violates her probation.

In addition, the court may consider early termination of Moody’s probation if she fulfills the rules of her probation and pays back the $43,000 in full.