TOLEDO, Ohio — The director of a now defunct nonprofit and ministry program intended for incarcerated men pleaded guilty on Wednesday to multiple charges related to theft according to court a press release from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.

Thomas Ostrosky, former director of "The Lazarus Experience," pleaded guilty to the following charges:

Engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity

Theft from a person in a protected class

Solicitation fraud

Telecommunications fraud

Each of the charges are felonies, Yost's office said. Ostrosky was indicted on these charges in April 2025.

According to the press release, Ostrosky, 52, stole more than $207,000 from his nonprofit and its donors. Yost's office specified this included donations from elderly Ohioans.

“The defendant exploited the g

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