KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The longtime aide of former Democratic leader Mike
Sanders was sentenced to six months in prison for his role in stealing campaign
funds.
The sentence given to Calvin Williford Thursday was far shorter than Sanders
received on Wednesday, when he was sentenced to more than two years in federal
prison and ordered to forfeit $40,000. Williford and Sanders pleaded guilty to
conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Prosecutors say the two men stole campaign funds to pay for gambling trips and
political activities. The Kansas City Star reports Williford was ordered to
forfeit $36,000 or $2,000 stolen from campaign accounts for each of 18 trips
that he made to Las Vegas to gamble.
Judge Rosann Ketchmark and federal prosecutors noted that Williford’s
cooperated in two ongoing investigations.
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