Federal Judge Sentences Monroe County Judge Executive Wilbur Graves To One Year In Prison For Vote Buying.
Former judge-executive sentenced for vote buying
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- A former south-central Kentucky county official has been sentenced to a year in prison for conspiring to buy votes for his own re-election.
U.S. District Judge Joseph H. McKinley sentenced 54-year-old Wilbur P. Graves on Tuesday and ordered him to pay a $5,000 fine. Graves, a Republican, is a former Monroe County judge-executive.
A federal jury found Graves guilty in March of conspiring to buy votes during the November 2006 general election, which Graves won. He was defeated in the 2010 primary.
Three others have pleaded guilty in the case.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- A former south-central Kentucky county official has been sentenced to a year in prison for conspiring to buy votes for his own re-election.
U.S. District Judge Joseph H. McKinley sentenced 54-year-old Wilbur P. Graves on Tuesday and ordered him to pay a $5,000 fine. Graves, a Republican, is a former Monroe County judge-executive.
A federal jury found Graves guilty in March of conspiring to buy votes during the November 2006 general election, which Graves won. He was defeated in the 2010 primary.
Three others have pleaded guilty in the case.
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