Judge denies ex-Ohio lawmaker early prison release

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge has denied a former Ohio
lawmaker’s request for early release from prison, saying he agreed to
serve three years.
Under a plea deal, former state Rep. Clayton
Luckie of Dayton was sentenced in January 2013 to the three-year prison
term after pleading guilty to election falsification, grand theft and
other charges.
State and federal investigators found that Luckie
skimmed nearly $130,000 in campaign funds for personal use and failed to
list campaign expenditures for six years.
Franklin County Judge
Colleen O’Donnell said in her Tuesday ruling that "a bargain is a
bargain." She said early release would demean the seriousness of the
offenses, and that the court could have imposed a more than 10-year
prison term.
Luckie has attributed the crimes to "errors in judgment."
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge has denied a former Ohio
lawmaker’s request for early release from prison, saying he agreed to
serve three years.
Under a plea deal, former state Rep. Clayton
Luckie of Dayton was sentenced in January 2013 to the three-year prison
term after pleading guilty to election falsification, grand theft and
other charges.
State and federal investigators found that Luckie
skimmed nearly $130,000 in campaign funds for personal use and failed to
list campaign expenditures for six years.
Franklin County Judge
Colleen O’Donnell said in her Tuesday ruling that "a bargain is a
bargain." She said early release would demean the seriousness of the
offenses, and that the court could have imposed a more than 10-year
prison term.
Luckie has attributed the crimes to "errors in judgment."
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.

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