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Former Kentucky teacher sentenced to 22 years for child porn
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT COVINGTON — A former high school teacher from Morehead has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for producing child pornography, federal authorities announced Monday. U.S. District Judge David Bunning handed down the sentence to Andrew Zaheri, 40. According to his plea agreement, Zaheri began a sexual relationship with a minor student…
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Kentucky man sentenced for COVID relief fraud
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT LEXINGTON — A Lexington man has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for obtaining Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) under false pretenses, U.S. Attorney Carlton S. Shier IV announced Monday. Neal Harris, 57, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell for eight counts of wire fraud. His co-defendant, Kelly Harris,…
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Former hospital CEO Charles Hatfield pleads guilty to federal theft crime
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charles Hatfield, the former Mayor of Williamson and former CEO of Williamson Memorial Hospital, entered a guilty plea Thursday in U.S. District Court in Charleston to charges of theft and bribery in programs receiving federal funding. Hatfield, 61, acknowledged in court that he misappropriated $34,872.62 from hospital coffers during…
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Lexington man sentenced to 38 years in federal prison for child pornography crimes
LEXINGTON — A Lexington man, Mayank Patel, 58, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Karen Caldwell to 38 years in federal prison for the production and distribution of child pornography. According to court records, Patel produced images and videos of himself engaged in sexual acts with a minor who was approximately 7 years old…
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Ashland man sentenced to 30 years for production of child pornography
CITIZEN STAFF ASHLAND — An Ashland man was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison for production of child pornography. U.S. District Judge David Bunning handed down the sentence to 35-year-old Jonathan Michael Whitt. According to Whitt’s plea agreement, on May 8, 2022, law enforcement discovered sexually explicit photos of Whitt and a minor victim. The subsequent…
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Former Fayette County High School teacher pleads guilty to child porn charges
LEXINGTON – A Lexington man, Kevin Daniel Lentz, 49, pleaded guilty Monday, before U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew Stinnett to the production and possession of child pornography. Lentz admitted in his plea agreement that he began an online conversation with the 9-year-old victim March 19. Within minutes, Lentz sent the victim 85 images or videos of adult…
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Former Commonwealth’s Attorney arrested by FBI on bribery, public corruption charges
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT MOREHEAD — The former Commonwealth’s Attorney for Bath, Menifee, Montgomery and Rowan counties was arrested Friday by the FBI at his home in Morehead. Ronnie Goldy’s arrest follows a federal indictment last week on fraud and public corruption charges. The indictment charges the former prosecutor with six counts each of honest services…
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Federal jury convicts Martin County man of producing, trafficking child pornography
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — A federal jury convicted a Martin County man of six counts of producing and trafficking child pornography. The jury deliberated less than three hours April 12, following a three-day trial in U.S. District Court in Pikeville, and convicted 59-year-old Donald York of Beauty. According to evidence presented in…
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Ashland men sentenced for drug trafficking, firearms
ASHLAND — Two Ashland men were sentenced to federal prison Monday by U.S. District Judge David Bunning for methamphetamine trafficking and firearm charges. Ricardo Rothwell, 42, and Aaron McWhorter, 29, both from Ashland, were respectively sentenced to 72 months and 137 months. Rothwell was sentenced after pleading guilty in May 2022 to possession with intent…
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