Louisville Judge Sentences Man To 10 Years

{Louisville, Kentucky}...Wednesday, Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Charles Cunningham Jr. sentenced 28 year old David Michael Rose to 10 years in prison. Rose, who was placed on probation in 2008 after being convicted on eight counts of passing bad checks, was arrested in Oceanside, California, near San Diego, on September 30th, after he was caught passing bad checks. He had been the subject of a nationwide manhunt. Rose launched a newspaper called Metro Messenger in June that he said was designed to fill the void of “good news” in the Louisville media, but it closed after two issues. His then-girlfriend financed Rose’s businesses from her retirement account and lost thousands of dollars, along with additional investors. Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Leland Hulbert Jr. said Rose had taken between $200,000 and $300,000 from investors, while pretended to be a media mogul, falsely claiming to be a college graduate and not telling them he was a convicted felon.