The girlfriend of former hedge fund executive Samuel Israel III was sentenced to probation Tuesday after pleading guilty in February to helping him flee last summer shortly before he was to begin serving a lengthy prison term.

US District Judge Kenneth Karas in White Plains, NY, sentenced Debra Ryan, Israel's longtime live-in girlfriend, to three years' probation, four months of which would be served under home confinement. The judge also ordered Ryan to not have any contact with Israel.