Grand jury indicts former Kentucky Agriculture Secretary Richie Farmer

[alfredo]

Source: Herald-Leader

A federal grand jury has indicted former Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer for allegedly misusing property and more than $450,000 in funds during his eight years at the helm of the state Department of Agriculture.

A grand jury charged Farmer, 43, with four counts of misappropriating property and money, and one count of soliciting property to influence agriculture department business. Each charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2013/04/22/2610643/richie-farmer-indicted-by-federal.html#emlnl=Latest_headlines_newsletter#storylink=ccpy

Read more: A federal grand jury has indicted former Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer for allegedly misusing property and more than $450,000 in funds during his eight years at the helm of the state Department of Agriculture. A grand jury charged Farmer, 43, with four counts of misappropriating property and money, and one count of soliciting property to influence agriculture department business. Each charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2013/04/22/2610643/richie-farmer-indicted-by-federal.html#emlnl=Latest_headlines_newsletter#storylink=cpy

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Farmer was a good basketball player, but an awful human being. The first clue was when he came out as a Republican.

[get the red out]

1. I was going to say

He could nail the 3.............................

[alfredo]

2. Yes he could. I'm sure he'll get to play hoops in the exercise yard.

[get the red out]

6. That's what my husband said, LOL

OMG, I wonder if his jersey will still hang in Rupp Arena if he's convicted? Barf! That's a quandary for my Alma Mater.

[Grins]

3. Republican. Family. Values. (N/M)

[alp227]

4. A crooked ag commish named "RICHIE FARMER"

charged with abusing public funds? WHAT A FITTING NAME!

[alfredo]

5. The mustache made him do it.

He had that mustache when he was in high school.

[KurtNYC]

9. You can't make this stuff up. Richie Farmer embezzles Agriculture funds

He might have made the next list:

http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/photos/21-eerily-appropriate-names

[Demoiselle]

16. My thoughts eggzackly...(nt)

[Sunlei]

7. omg did you see the lists of how corrupt he was? and he pleads not guilty.

I bet this kind of corruption goes on in all states, especially at local levels- because no one audits them.

[alfredo]

8. Our past two auditors have been very good. Both are Dems.

[sofa king]

10. I thought he was already pardoned by the KY governor.

http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=3780555

I guess that was some other mass-pardon of Republicans for their criminal behavior in Kentucky.

[alfredo]

11. That was Ernie Fletcher R-Ky that granted amnesty so they wouldn't

testify against him. There was 26 granted a get out of jail free card.

[sofa king]

12. Thank you for that!

[alfredo]

13. Ernie was such a dick. One of the first things he did was

Install a secret passage in his office, so he didn't have to mix with us serfs. He also used a limo to drive him from his office to his residence next door to his office. He was that scared of us.

[alfredo]

18. Correction, it was a pardon. With amnesty they could have been compelled to testify against Ernie.

[Carolina]

14. can't get

past the irony of having been Agriculture Secy, having misused... more than $450,000 in funds, and having the name Richie Farmer

[ChairmanAgnostic]

15. "came out" as a Republican

Heh. Heheheheh. Hahahahahahah!

I see what you did there!

[alfredo]

17. All we knew was that he was a basketball star. We didn't know he had a crazy uncle

hidden in his "attic."