OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A former Omaha public school employee has been sentenced to four years of probation for using school funds to pay for purchases made on a personal credit card.

James Clark was sentenced Friday in federal court. He was also ordered to pay $20,000 in restitution to Westside Community Schools.

Prosecutors say the 52-year-old Clark opened a Sam’s Club credit card in his name in 2005, then used district funds to pay for personal purchases between 2006 and 2010.

As the district’s director of finance, Clark had access to the district’s accounting system and could issue checks for authorized purchases on behalf of the district.

Clark pleaded guilty in January to intentionally misusing funds from an agency that received federal assistance.