Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Former Monroe County Judge-Executive Sentenced

  • {Kentucky}...U.S. District Judge Joseph H. McKinley sentenced former Monroe County Judge-Executive 54 year old Wilbur P. Graves to a year in prison on Tuesday and ordered him to pay a $5,000 fine. 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.