Lundergan sentenced to 21 months
A former state lawmaker, who also served as Kentucky Democratic party chairman, is heading to prison after being convicted of federal campaign violations.
Jerry Lundergan, 73, of Lexington, was convicted last September of making illegal corporate contributions to the failed U.S. Senate bid of his daughter, then-Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes in 2014.
After a daylong hearing at U.S. District Court in Frankfort, in which prosecutors and defense attorneys wrangled over possible aggravating and mitigating circumstances in the case, Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove sentenced Lundergan to 21 months in prison, to be followed by two years supervised release, during which time Lundergan is supposed to have no involvement in political activities.
He was also fined $150,000. Due to the nature of the charges of which he was found guilty, federal sentencing guidelines called for 51 to 63 months in prison. But Judge Van Tatenhove reduced that significantly, due to Lundergan’s health problems.
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(Frankfort State-Journal)