An El Dorado County man is headed for prison for 30 months for embezzling nearly a half million dollars from a company that was doing business in Placer and Sacramento counties.

Jeffrey Lamson, 51, of El Dorado Hills was sentenced Dec. 15. In addition to prison Lamson must pay more than $400,000 in restitution.

Court documents show that from at least 2009 through 2011 Lamson embezzled the money while he was controller of the company. He used company funds to make unauthorized payments to himself and others and made payments to a fictitious vendor, controlled by Lamson, for services that were never performed.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report