Former Lawmaker Sentenced to Year in Prison for Role in Kickback Scheme

Former Lawmaker Sentenced to Year in Prison for Role in Kickback Scheme
A former Alabama lawmaker was sentenced Friday to a year in federal prison for his role in a kickback scheme involving state grant funds. screenshot via Google Map
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—A former Alabama lawmaker was sentenced Friday to a year in federal prison for his role in a kickback scheme involving state grant funds.

U.S. District Judge Scott Coogler sentenced former state Rep. Fred Plump to 12 months and a day in prison and three years of supervised release. Plump, a Democrat from Fairfield, last year pleaded guilty to conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges and resigned from the Alabama House of Representatives as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.