JACKSONVILLE - The price that former state correctional officer Bryan Griffis will pay for selling steroids to co-workers and scrap materials under the table is $150 a month for nearly 20 years and by serving five years of probation.

Griffis, 35, of Starke, appeared in federal court Tuesday afternoon, the last of six former state correctional officers sentenced for their part in a steroid distribution ring that targeted softball players who worked for the Florida Department of Corrections. Griffis also was sentenced Tuesday for embezzling from the Florida State Prison/New River Correctional Facility Recycle Program that he managed. Griffis directed two other state workers - one a brother-in-law - to sell the recyclables and split the proceeds with him instead of turning over the proceeds to the state.

Under the terms of his plea agreement, Griffis pleaded guilty to the charges and testified against others, according to Assistant U. S. Attorney Don Pashayan. In return, he was ordered to serve five years of probation, perform 250 hours of community service, forfeit $2,500 and pay $34,705 in restitution to the state of Florida at the rate of $150 a month. Two other men who were implicated in the embezzlement scheme have had their cases turned over to state officials. If convicted, they could be ordered to share in the restitution payments, federal officials said.

During the sentencing hearing, U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Corrigan had some concerns about how much further the steroid ring and embezzlement scheme reached in the prison system and whether prosecutors had tried to determine if Griffis was aware of any other illegal acts as a part of his cooperation with prosecutors.

Corrigan noted that a pre-sentence report prepared by federal officials showed Griffis was not forthcoming about his involvement in the recycling case until earlier this year. Griffis pleaded guilty in December 2004 in the steroid case and was cooperating with prosecutors when his involvement in the embezzlement was uncovered. He pleaded guilty to embezzlement in February.

"As soon as the government brought it up he admitted to his involvement," said Griffis' attorney, Terry Silverman of Gainesville. "It wasn't the focus of what the government was looking into. In hindsight, I wish it had come up earlier."

Corrigan wanted to know if Pashayan had asked Griffis during the embezzlement investigation if there was anything else he may have been involved in.

"I don't recall, your honor," Pashayan said.

Corrigan also said another aspect of the pre-sentence report "raised in my mind these issues" about the breadth of federal investigation and prosecution in the cases.

According to Corrigan, the report included comments about Griffis being encouraged by people higher up the chain of command in the prison system to participate in the steroid distribution. And, Corrigan said, the report indicated that when Griffis notified his superiors about irregularities in the recycling program, the superiors "chose not to do anything and Mr. Griffis chose to do this himself."

Pashayan said he was aware of reports about ongoing state and federal investigations but told the judge, "That is not something I can comment on."

Among the more than 15 people in court to support Griffis was his wife, Tamara Griffis, 34, a former pharmacy technician, who as sentenced to a year of probation on May 25 for distributing narcotics.

Bryan Griffis told Corrigan that if there was a way he could change the past, he would have.

"I'm sorry," Griffis said. "I can't say any more than I am sorry."