Attorney & Former Judges Sentenced

A DOJ press release reports on an attorney and two former judges in Mississippi being sentenced following jury convictions to charges of bribery, RICO, and fraud.  The attorney received a sentence of 11 years, a 2.7 million dollar fine, a 1.5 million dollar restitution that will be shared with a co-defendant, and a special assessment.  One of the judges received a sentence of 70 months incarceration plus the joint fine, restitution and special assessment, with the last judge receiving 110 months incarceration, a fine of 125,000 dollars and a special assessment.

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